Subject: Re: bug#17623: 24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions'

From: Michael Heerdegen <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:00:06 +0200

Richard Stallman <[email-masked]> writes:

> I don't know of any benefit to using #', or any reason to use it.
> If there is one, I'd like to know about it.

For named functions, the byte-compiler will warn if that function is not
defined or might not be known at run time.  Very helpful to detect typos
or dependency problems.  But that only works if you use this style
consequently.

Michael.