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title: "Hoot 0.9.0 released! — Spritely Institute"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/hoot-0-9-0-released-spritely-institute-zuizxzvb5
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source: "Lobsters"
published: 2026-05-14T17:10:06.076Z
updated: 2026-05-14T17:10:26.796Z
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# Hoot 0.9.0 released! — Spritely Institute

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Hoot 0.9.0 has been released — a Scheme to WebAssembly compiler backend for GNU Guile. Key changes include switching from legacy to standard Wasm exceptions, replacing function metadata with DWARF debug info, a new `hoot compile` CLI subcommand replacing `guild compile-wasm`, monomorphized bignum imports for non-JavaScript runtimes, and a new `hoot strip` command to remove debug data from Wasm binaries. The release also improves Wastrel (non-JS runtime) compatibility, fixes several bugs including a missing repl.js file from 0.8.0, and adds gamepad support to the game jam template. Browser compatibility covers Safari 26+, Firefox 121+, and Chrome 119+. Hoot is available via GNU Guix and Debian.

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