When should I use $ (and can it always be replaced with parentheses)?

Question

From what I\'m reading, $ is described as \"applies a function to its arguments.\" However, it doesn\'t seem to work quite like (apply ...) in Lisp

Answer 1

If I look at your question and the answers here, Apocalisp and you are both right:

• $ is preferred to parentheses under certain circumstances (see his answer)
• foo (bar quux) is certainly not bad style!

Also, please check out difference between . (dot) and $ (dollar sign), another SO question very much related to yours.