Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

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> Is it worth having a function emacs-lisp-byte-compile-and-load?
> It surely is not used often.
> Does it simplify programs enough
> to outweigh the added complecity of defining and docuenting it?

I personally use it as an interactive command after making adjustments
to a .el file. And it even conveniently asks me if I want to save the
buffer, so I personally think it's nice.