Laurence Svekis

Laurence Svekis is a web technology enthusiast, educator, and author who has been working in the field for over 20 years. He has expertise in web development technologies, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL. Svekis is a prolific course instructor on Udemy, with over 500,000 students enrolled in his courses. He has authored over 100 online courses, covering a wide range of web technologies and tools, such as Google Apps Script, WordPress, React, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. His courses are known for their practical and hands-on approach, with a focus on real-world projects and examples. In addition to teaching, Svekis is also a published author, with several books to his name Svekis is passionate about empowering people with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving field of web technology. He is committed to providing high-quality educational resources that are accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or experience level.

CSS Layout Debugging: Fixing the Most Confusing Layout Problems

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🚀 Learn to Code — Issue #3 CSS Layout Debugging — Fixing the Most Confusing Layout Problems If JavaScript teaches you logic, CSS teaches you intuition.Except… for most beginners, CSS feels anything but intuitive. Things don’t align.Spacing seems random.Elements overlap or vanish.And “why won’t this center?” becomes a running joke. Today’s issue teaches you how … Read more

Build an AI Email Assistant for Gmail

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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #5 https://github.com/lsvekis/Build-an-AI-Email-Assistant-for-Gmail Build an AI Email Assistant for Gmail Draft replies, summarize long threads, extract tasks, detect tone, and create a Gmail sidebar — all powered by Gemini. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #5 A complete AI Email Assistant for Gmail that can: 📩 Summarize … Read more

How to Ask AI for Feedback, Critiques & Performance Reviews

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🌟 VIBE LEARNING — ISSUE #7 How to Ask AI for Feedback, Critiques & Performance Reviews Improve faster by transforming AI into your personal coach. 👋 Welcome to Issue #7! So far, you’ve learned: Now it’s time for the next evolution: 👉 Improvement through feedback.👉 Refinement through critique.👉 Acceleration through iteration. The truth is simple: … Read more

Build a Google Drive RAG System in Apps Script

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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #4 https://github.com/lsvekis/rag-script-Gemini-Rag Bring context-aware AI answers to your own documents — summaries, explanations, knowledge extraction, and more. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #4 A fully functioning RAG pipeline, completely in Apps Script: This is the same technique used in advanced AI apps — now fully … Read more

JavaScript Logic Patterns Every Developer Should Master

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🚀 Learn to Code — Issue #2 If Issue #1 taught you to think like a debugger, today’s issue teaches you how to think like JavaScript itself. Logic isn’t just the foundation of coding — it’s the difference between code that “sort of works” and code that scales, adapts, and never surprises you. Let’s break … Read more

Test Your Apps Script Knowledge 100 Quiz Questions

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1. What is Google Apps Script primarily used for? A. Building Android appsB. Automating and extending Google Workspace appsC. Managing Google Cloud infrastructureD. Designing static HTML websites Correct answer: BExplanation: Google Apps Script is a JavaScript-based platform used to automate, integrate, and extend Google Workspace apps like Sheets, Docs, Gmail, Forms, and Drive. It’s not … Read more

The Secret Skill Most Beginner Developers Skip: Thinking Like a Debugger

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🚀 Learn to Code — The Secret Skill Most Beginner Developers Skip: Thinking Like a Debugger Every developer writes code.Great developers debug code well. Today’s issue focuses on a skill that dramatically improves your coding speed, confidence, and results — debugging as a mindset, not just a reaction when things break. Debugging isn’t punishment.It’s a … Read more

AI Data Analyst for Google Sheets

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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #3 AI Data Analyst for Google Sheets Ask AI questions about your data. Get summaries, trends, anomalies, and insights — automatically analyzed inside Sheets. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #3 A full AI Data Analyst sidebar for Google Sheets that can: 🔍 Analyze selected ranges📊 … Read more

Modern JavaScript Performance Patterns 2025 Edition

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🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #3 Modern JavaScript Performance Patterns (2025 Edition) How to Write Faster, Smoother, More Efficient JS in a Modern Front-End World JavaScript performance isn’t just about shaving a few milliseconds.It affects: And with modern apps becoming more interactive — and LLM-driven apps doing async work at scale — understanding performance … Read more