diff --git a/hosts/javascript/transpiler.sx b/hosts/javascript/transpiler.sx
index d426810..785ea6b 100644
--- a/hosts/javascript/transpiler.sx
+++ b/hosts/javascript/transpiler.sx
@@ -932,8 +932,11 @@
     (let ((head (first expr))
           (args (rest expr)))
       (if (not (= (type-of head) "symbol"))
-        ;; Data list — not a function call
-        (str "[" (join ", " (map js-expr expr)) "]")
+        (if (= (type-of head) "list")
+          ;; Head is a sub-expression (call) — emit as function call: (head)(args)
+          (str "(" (js-expr head) ")(" (join ", " (map js-expr args)) ")")
+          ;; Data list — not a function call
+          (str "[" (join ", " (map js-expr expr)) "]"))
         (let ((op (symbol-name head)))
           (cond
             ;; fn/lambda
diff --git a/shared/static/scripts/sx-browser.js b/shared/static/scripts/sx-browser.js
index 044deb9..4851352 100644
--- a/shared/static/scripts/sx-browser.js
+++ b/shared/static/scripts/sx-browser.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   // =========================================================================
 
   var NIL = Object.freeze({ _nil: true, toString: function() { return "nil"; } });
-  var SX_VERSION = "2026-03-24T17:35:05Z";
+  var SX_VERSION = "2026-03-24T18:22:38Z";
 
   function isNil(x) { return x === NIL || x === null || x === undefined; }
   function isSxTruthy(x) { return x !== false && !isNil(x); }
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ PRIMITIVES["step-eval"] = stepEval;
   var args = rest(expr);
   return (isSxTruthy(!isSxTruthy(sxOr((typeOf(head) == "symbol"), (typeOf(head) == "lambda"), (typeOf(head) == "list")))) ? (isSxTruthy(isEmpty(expr)) ? makeCekValue([], env, kont) : makeCekState(first(expr), env, kontPush(makeMapFrame(NIL, rest(expr), [], env), kont))) : (isSxTruthy((typeOf(head) == "symbol")) ? (function() {
   var name = symbolName(head);
-  return (isSxTruthy((name == "if")) ? stepSfIf(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "when")) ? stepSfWhen(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "cond")) ? stepSfCond(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "case")) ? stepSfCase(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "and")) ? stepSfAnd(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "or")) ? stepSfOr(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "let")) ? stepSfLet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "let*")) ? stepSfLet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "lambda")) ? stepSfLambda(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "fn")) ? stepSfLambda(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "define")) ? stepSfDefine(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defcomp")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefcomp(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defisland")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefisland(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defmacro")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefmacro(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "begin")) ? stepSfBegin(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "do")) ? stepSfBegin(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "quote")) ? makeCekValue((isSxTruthy(isEmpty(args)) ? NIL : first(args)), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "quasiquote")) ? makeCekValue(qqExpand(first(args), env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "->")) ? stepSfThreadFirst(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "set!")) ? stepSfSet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "letrec")) ? stepSfLetrec(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "reset")) ? stepSfReset(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "shift")) ? stepSfShift(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "deref")) ? stepSfDeref(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "scope")) ? stepSfScope(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "provide")) ? stepSfProvide(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "context")) ? stepSfContext(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "emit!")) ? stepSfEmit(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "emitted")) ? stepSfEmitted(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "dynamic-wind")) ? makeCekValue(sfDynamicWind(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "map")) ? stepHoMap(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "map-indexed")) ? stepHoMapIndexed(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "filter")) ? stepHoFilter(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "reduce")) ? stepHoReduce(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "some")) ? stepHoSome(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "every?")) ? stepHoEvery(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "for-each")) ? stepHoForEach(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy(dictHas(_customSpecialForms, name)) ? makeCekValue([get(_customSpecialForms, name), args, env], env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((isSxTruthy(envHas(env, name)) && isMacro(envGet(env, name)))) ? (function() {
+  return (isSxTruthy((name == "if")) ? stepSfIf(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "when")) ? stepSfWhen(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "cond")) ? stepSfCond(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "case")) ? stepSfCase(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "and")) ? stepSfAnd(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "or")) ? stepSfOr(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "let")) ? stepSfLet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "let*")) ? stepSfLet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "lambda")) ? stepSfLambda(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "fn")) ? stepSfLambda(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "define")) ? stepSfDefine(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defcomp")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefcomp(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defisland")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefisland(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "defmacro")) ? makeCekValue(sfDefmacro(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "begin")) ? stepSfBegin(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "do")) ? stepSfBegin(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "quote")) ? makeCekValue((isSxTruthy(isEmpty(args)) ? NIL : first(args)), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "quasiquote")) ? makeCekValue(qqExpand(first(args), env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "->")) ? stepSfThreadFirst(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "set!")) ? stepSfSet(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "letrec")) ? stepSfLetrec(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "reset")) ? stepSfReset(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "shift")) ? stepSfShift(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "deref")) ? stepSfDeref(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "scope")) ? stepSfScope(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "provide")) ? stepSfProvide(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "context")) ? stepSfContext(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "emit!")) ? stepSfEmit(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "emitted")) ? stepSfEmitted(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "dynamic-wind")) ? makeCekValue(sfDynamicWind(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "map")) ? stepHoMap(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "map-indexed")) ? stepHoMapIndexed(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "filter")) ? stepHoFilter(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "reduce")) ? stepHoReduce(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "some")) ? stepHoSome(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "every?")) ? stepHoEvery(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((name == "for-each")) ? stepHoForEach(args, env, kont) : (isSxTruthy(dictHas(_customSpecialForms, name)) ? makeCekValue((get(_customSpecialForms, name))(args, env), env, kont) : (isSxTruthy((isSxTruthy(envHas(env, name)) && isMacro(envGet(env, name)))) ? (function() {
   var mac = envGet(env, name);
   return makeCekState(expandMacro(mac, args, env), env, kont);
 })() : (isSxTruthy((isSxTruthy(_renderCheck) && _renderCheck(expr, env))) ? makeCekValue(_renderFn(expr, env), env, kont) : stepEvalCall(head, args, env, kont)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))));
@@ -3040,8 +3040,15 @@ PRIMITIVES["ho-form?"] = isHoForm;
   var clauses = rest(args);
   return evalCaseAser(matchVal, clauses, env);
 })() : (isSxTruthy(sxOr((name == "let"), (name == "let*"))) ? (function() {
-  var local = processBindings(first(args), env);
+  var local = envExtend(env);
+  var bindings = first(args);
   var result = NIL;
+  { var _c = bindings; for (var _i = 0; _i < _c.length; _i++) { var pair = _c[_i]; if (isSxTruthy((isSxTruthy((typeOf(pair) == "list")) && (len(pair) >= 2)))) {
+  (function() {
+  var bname = (isSxTruthy((typeOf(first(pair)) == "symbol")) ? symbolName(first(pair)) : (String(first(pair))));
+  return envBind(local, bname, aser(nth(pair, 1), local));
+})();
+} } }
   { var _c = rest(args); for (var _i = 0; _i < _c.length; _i++) { var body = _c[_i]; result = aser(body, local); } }
   return result;
 })() : (isSxTruthy(sxOr((name == "begin"), (name == "do"))) ? (function() {