add Compiler diagram (#49893)

This is inspired by the diagram presented by Lionel Zoubritzky in his 2018 JuliaCon talk. This gives a visual overview of what is happening in the compiler.
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         Abstract Syntax Tree The AST is the digital representation of the code structure. In this form
         the code has been tokenized for meaning so that it is more suitable for manipulation and execution.
 
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 ## Julia Execution
 
 The 10,000 foot view of the whole process is as follows:

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