the #' in CL and Elisp are not the same. Elisp is a lisp-1 vs CL 'lisp-2'. The only similarity is that #'foo expands too (function foo). In CL (function foo) lo

the #' in CL and Elisp are not the same. Elisp is a lisp-1 vs CL 'lisp-2'. The only similarity is that #'foo expands too (function foo). In CL (function foo) looks up foo in the function namespace (and iiuc can be omitted where functions are expected) in elisp the function form is like quote except for when byte-compiling. It allows the function to be byte-compiled.