How can we make it easier to experiment with the compiler?

[Max Haughton]

On Monday, 24 May 2021 at 20:47:39 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 5/24/21 9:53 AM, 12345swordy wrote:
>> On Monday, 24 May 2021 at 10:34:35 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>>> [...]
>> 
>> I seriously question the "Optimized for people who spend 
>> thousands of hours working on it" line, as I had a very 
>> intelligent person posted on slacks asking what does this 
>> function do, as there is no comments for said functions.
>
> Adding documentation would be another good investment with 
> terrific dividends. Again it minds my boggle that people talk 
> about big changes (and no doubt would be willing to try them) 
> but can't be bothered to make small changes with 
> disproportionately good impact.

Where do you start? i.e. there's always work to be done but 
unless you enforce change from the top you're blocking a river at 
the mouth (to play devil's advocate)