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.

The Weird the Subtle and the Powerful in JavaScript Book Free First 3 Chapters

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The Weird, the Subtle, and the Powerful in JavaScript Get the book on Amazon Free until Dec 27th US Link Canada Link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBTM5SCY https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GBTM5SCY GitHub Repohttps://github.com/lsvekis/The-Weird-the-Subtle-and-the-Powerful-in-JavaScript Introduction Why JavaScript Is Weird — and Why That’s a Good Thing JavaScript is one of the most widely used programming languages in the world—and also one of the … Read more

Vibe Learning How We Learn Free Book

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From December 25 to December 29, 2025, my book Vibe Learning: How We Learn will be 100% FREE on Amazon! If you’ve ever wondered how learning really works — and how to harness your brain’s natural power to absorb, retain, and apply knowledge — this book is for you! 👉 Download your free copy here:🇺🇸 … Read more

How AI Really Works Free Book Understand AI Without the Hype

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📘 Free Kindle Book Promotion (Dec 23–27, 2025) How AI Really Works — Understand AI Without the Hype Free on Kindle: December 23–27, 2025 👉 USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8Y9K2P5👉 Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0G8Y9K2P5 How AI Really Works From Words to Numbers: How Embeddings, Probability, and Prompts Create IntelligenceBy Laurence Lars SvekisFormat: Kindle Edition Artificial Intelligence often feels mysterious, magical, … Read more

Create Amazon US and Canada Links Automatically in Google Sheets

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If you work with Amazon KDP, you’ve probably copied URLs like this more times than you’d like to admit: What you really want isn’t that long internal KDP URL — you want clean public Amazon links, like: Instead of doing this manually every time, we can automate it directly inside Google Sheets using a custom … Read more

Gemini-Powered Google Docs Summaries Rewrites and AI Writing Tools

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📘 Lesson 7 — Gemini-Powered Google Docs (Summaries, Rewrites & AI Writing Tools) Blog Post #7 in the Apps Script + APIs + Gemini Series Google Sheets is about data.Google Docs is about thinking, writing, and meaning. In this lesson, you’ll bring Gemini directly into Google Docs, allowing users to summarize documents, rewrite sections, and … Read more

Free JavaScript Book (Dec 23–28) The Weird the Subtle and the Powerful in JavaScript

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Free JavaScript Book (Dec 23–28): The Weird, the Subtle, and the Powerful in JavaScript A Deep Technical Guide to How the Language Really WorksBy Laurence Svekis 📅 Free on Amazon: December 23–28, 2025 JavaScript is everywhere—but truly understanding why it behaves the way it does remains one of the biggest challenges developers face. If you’ve … Read more

Designing AI Learning Systems Not Just Prompts Vibe Learning 14

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https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/vibe-learning-7399574366990131200 🌟 VIBE LEARNING — ISSUE #14 (ADVANCED) Designing AI Learning Systems (Not Just Prompts) Move from one-off conversations to repeatable, scalable learning workflows. 👋 Welcome to Issue #14 (Advanced) Up to this point, Vibe Learning has shown you how to: Now comes a critical shift: Advanced learners don’t rely on memory or motivation.They rely … Read more

Vibe Coding for Product Thinking

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🚀 Vibe Coding — Issue #6 From Idea → UX → Code → Feedback: Vibe Coding for Product Thinking User Intent • UX Reasoning • Experimentation • Telemetry • Continuous Learning Up to now, Vibe Coding has focused on: Issue #6 shifts the question entirely: Are we building the right thing? Because the fastest code … Read more

Building Custom Menus and Sidebars in Google Docs with Google Apps Script

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Create Real Tools Inside Docs (Not Just Scripts) Most Google Apps Script tutorials stop at automation.But the real power starts when you turn scripts into tools users can interact with—directly inside Google Docs. In this article, you’ll learn how to create custom menus and sidebars that transform a Google Doc into a mini application. Why … Read more

How to Use Libraries in Google Apps Script Bound to Google Docs

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Goal: Reuse code across multiple Docs projects by adding a library to a bound script (a script attached to a Google Doc), then calling library functions from the Doc. What is a Google Apps Script Library? A library is a reusable Apps Script project you publish so other scripts can include it. Instead of copy/pasting … Read more