How is this any different from any company selling musical instruments? Car advertisers don't sell you on their product by showing you the latest model stuck in gridlock traffic.
> Is it merely a coincidence that the pyramids follow the orientation of Orion’s Belt so precisely?
Even if they did, so what? The Orion Correlation theory is an exercise in cherry-picking. You could pick any three, aligned celestial bodies and correlate them to some far-off date (there are other theories that state the pyramids align to the Northern Cross) - it doesn't mean anything without evidence to corroborate it. Where are all the artefacts?
> Are you really so certain that we should dismiss all theories that counter the prevailing orthodoxy?
No... We should dismiss all fantastical theories presented without evidence. "Mainstream" archeologists have been challenging Hancock's theories for decades, the issue is that every time he is caught trying to pass off fantasy as citizen science (see: The Mars Mystery) he simply pivots to something else.
It depends on what you're trying to achieve. I'd say pick a project you want to work on and go from there, resources on JUCE/C++ aren't always going to be helpful if you don't want to write plugins.
John Staats's diary on the development of World of Warcraft. A great book on game development culture, the craft of creating a truly 'massive' game, and, ultimately, a sad story of crunch-time and burnout.