DIP 1034--Add a Bottom Type (reboot)--Formal Assessment Begins

[Imperatorn]

On Wednesday, 3 February 2021 at 09:20:57 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> After a bit of delay, DIP 1034, "Add a Bottom Type (reboot)", 
> is now in the hands of Walter and Atila for the Formal 
> Assessment. We can expect to have a final decision or some 
> other result by March 4.
>
> You can find the final draft of DIP 1034 here:
>
> https://github.com/dlang/DIPs/blob/1eb2f39bd5b6652a14ef5300062a1234ad00ceb1/DIPs/DIP1034.md

Is there a short explanation of why this was done and what it 
enables?

Thanks!