Talked to a lawyer recently?
One of the most interesting processes -- especially in engineering -- is to make a model to find out what it is that you are trying to make. Sounds a little weird, but the model winds up being a great focuser of "attempts at intent".
Now let's contemplate just how bad most languages are at allowing model building and having optimizations being orthogonal rather than intertwined ...
Indeed. It's like most languages punish exploration instead of rewarding it. Intellectual curiosity gets bullied that way.