Don't use list where backquoting would be clearer

nrepl-client.el

@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ Return the ID of the sent message.
 Optional argument TOOLING Set to t if desiring the tooling session rather than the standard session."
   (with-current-buffer connection
     (when-let ((session (if tooling nrepl-tooling-session nrepl-session)))
-      (setq request (append request
-                            (list "session" session))))
+      (setq request (append request `("session" ,session))))
     (let* ((id (nrepl-next-request-id connection))
            (request (cons 'dict (lax-plist-put request "id" id)))
            (message (nrepl-bencode request)))
@@ -868,17 +867,17 @@ If TOOLING, use the tooling session rather than the standard session."
 (defun nrepl-request:stdin (input callback connection)
   "Send a :stdin request with INPUT using CONNECTION.
 Register CALLBACK as the response handler."
-  (nrepl-send-request (list "op" "stdin"
-                            "stdin" input)
+  (nrepl-send-request `("op" "stdin"
+                        "stdin" ,input)
                       callback
                       connection))
 
 (defun nrepl-request:interrupt (pending-request-id callback connection)
   "Send an :interrupt request for PENDING-REQUEST-ID.
 The request is dispatched using CONNECTION.
 Register CALLBACK as the response handler."
-  (nrepl-send-request (list "op" "interrupt"
-                            "interrupt-id" pending-request-id)
+  (nrepl-send-request `("op" "interrupt"
+                        "interrupt-id" ,pending-request-id)
                       callback
                       connection))
 
@@ -890,16 +889,16 @@ Register CALLBACK as the response handler."
 NS provides context for the request.
 If LINE and COLUMN are non-nil and current buffer is a file buffer, \"line\",
 \"column\" and \"file\" are added to the message."
-  (append (and ns (list "ns" ns))
-          (list "op" "eval"
-                "code" input)
-          (when cider-enlighten-mode
-            (list "enlighten" "true"))
-          (let ((file (or (buffer-file-name) (buffer-name))))
-            (when (and line column file)
-              (list "file" file
-                    "line" line
-                    "column" column)))))
+  (nconc (and ns `("ns" ,ns))
+         `("op" "eval"
+           "code" ,input)
+         (when cider-enlighten-mode
+           '("enlighten" "true"))
+         (let ((file (or (buffer-file-name) (buffer-name))))
+           (when (and line column file)
+             `("file" ,file
+               "line" ,line
+               "column" ,column)))))
 
 (defun nrepl-request:eval (input callback connection &optional ns line column additional-params tooling)
   "Send the request INPUT and register the CALLBACK as the response handler.
@@ -924,10 +923,8 @@ Optional argument TOOLING Tooling is set to t if wanting the tooling session fro
 
 (defun nrepl-sync-request:close (connection)
   "Sent a :close request to close CONNECTION's SESSION."
-  (nrepl-send-sync-request (list "op" "close")
-                           connection)
-  (nrepl-send-sync-request (list "op" "close")
-                           connection nil t)) ;; close tooling session
+  (nrepl-send-sync-request '("op" "close") connection)
+  (nrepl-send-sync-request '("op" "close") connection nil t)) ;; close tooling session
 
 (defun nrepl-sync-request:describe (connection)
   "Perform :describe request for CONNECTION and SESSION."

nrepl-dict.el

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ return nil.  If DICT is not an nREPL dict object, an error is thrown."
   "Associate in DICT, KEY to VALUE.
 Return new dict.  Dict is modified by side effects."
   (if (null dict)
-      (list 'dict key value)
+      `(dict ,key ,value)
     (if (not (nrepl-dict-p dict))
         (error "Not an nREPL dict object: %s" dict)
       (setcdr dict (lax-plist-put (cdr dict) key value))
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ If NO-JOIN is given, return the first non nil dict."
            dict1)
           ((and (listp dict2) (listp dict1)) (append dict1 dict2))
           ((listp dict1) (append dict1 (list dict2)))
-          (t (list dict1 dict2)))))
+          (t `(,dict1 ,dict2)))))
 
 
 ;;; Dbind