RE: shorter form of frequently-seen lisp idiom?

[Drew Adams]

    > Is there a collection of more such tips someplace?
    
    ISTR that some tips like that (i.e. using `funcall' or `apply' instead
    of `eval') are in the (old?) FAQ for comp.lang.lisp. But it's rather
    for common lisp.


You might find some info here:

1. EmacsWiki: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/CategoryCode.
2. Emacs Lisp Manual (Info), node Tips.