I feel like there isn't even a straightforward way to learn the principles of the syntax of LaTeX, in full. I've been an occasional user for years, I love the r

I feel like there isn't even a straightforward way to learn the principles of the syntax of LaTeX, in full. I've been an occasional user for years, I love the results, and I can do basic math typesetting off the top of my head. Anything more involved (diagrams especially), I really do need to start from scratch with some new package to get things working. Fortunately, stackoverflow tends to be a one-stop solution for me most of the time. I don't believe I'll ever have a deep enough grasp to be able to do those more complex tasks on my own, and that really bothers me. I can imagine some syntax improvements, but like a sibling comment said, I don't see the mindshare shift happening any time soon.