A dev apologizes after his Claude-built project copied an open-source app

Mea Culpa – Dark Hours

Terry Godier launched a stargazing tool called Dark Hours last week. The creator of DarkHours.app pointed out the name and features were nearly identical. Godier initially planned to rename and differentiate, but after realizing his Claude-generated app even reproduced a bug the original had fixed, he shut it down and redirected the domain. He admits careless AI use and says he won't build web projects this way again.

Why it matters: An honest AI-failure postmortem with a specific bug-reproduction detail, not a vague apology. Hits all three HKR axes, but the event is a personal narrative with limited industry impact — lands at the featured threshold of 72.