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.

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

Mastery Assessments & Self-Testing With AI

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🌟 VIBE LEARNING — ISSUE #6 Mastery Assessments & Self-Testing With AI How to Know What You Actually Know. 👋 Welcome to Issue #6! By now, you’ve built a strong foundation: Today we answer one of the most important learning questions: “How do I know if I actually understand what I’m learning?” Most learners believe … Read more

7-Day Vibe Learning Crash Course: Learn Anything With AI in One Week

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Welcome to the 7-Day Vibe Learning Crash Course — a rapid, structured journey that shows you how to use AI to: Each day introduces one essential skill in AI-powered learning.By the end of the week, learners will have everything they need to become AI-enhanced, self-sufficient lifelong learners. 📅 DAY 1 — Build Your AI Learning … Read more

AI Content Generator for Google Docs

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Issue #2 https://github.com/lsvekis/apps-Script-Gemini-Repo AI Content Generator for Google Docs Write blog posts, lesson plans, summaries, outlines & formatted documents using Gemini — all from a custom Apps Script menu. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #2 A full AI Content Generator inside Google Docs with menu items like: AI Tools    → Generate Blog Post … Read more

JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #2

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Mastering the Event Loop: Microtasks, Macrotasks & Hidden Async Behaviors If there’s one concept that separates intermediate JavaScript developers from true experts, it’s this: Understanding the event loop — not just at a surface level, but deeply. Every framework, every asynchronous operation, every browser interaction ultimately depends on the event loop.But many developers still can’t … Read more

How to Chunk Data in Google Apps Script

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https://github.com/lsvekis/Chunk-your-data-Google-Apps-Script How to Chunk Data in Google Apps Script (So You Don’t Hit “Exceeded Maximum Execution Time”) If you work with large spreadsheets or big Drive folders in Google Apps Script, you’ve probably seen this error: Exception: Exceeded maximum execution time Most Apps Script executions have a hard time limit (often around 6 minutes per … Read more

The Strange Parts of JavaScript: Why the Language Behaves Like That

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🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive – Issue #1 The Strange Parts of JavaScript: Why the Language Behaves Like That Welcome to the first issue of the JavaScript Deep Dive newsletter — a series for developers who want to go beyond tutorials and explore the deeper mechanics that make JavaScript powerful, weird, and endlessly fascinating. Today we’re … Read more

JavaScript Deep Dive — 10-Issue Newsletter Series

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Issue 1 — The Strange Parts of JavaScript: Why the Language Behaves Like That Summary:A tour through the quirkiest (but important) parts of JavaScript — coercion traps, weird equality rules, hoisting surprises, closure edge cases, and prototype madness. Key Learning: Outline: Issue 2 — Mastering the Event Loop: Microtasks, Macrotasks & Performance Summary:A deep dive … Read more

Your First AI-Powered Script: Build a Smart Document Analyzer

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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #1 “Your First AI-Powered Script: Build a Smart Document Analyzer” A newsletter series for experienced Google Apps Script developers who want to level up with AI-powered automation, real-world exercises, and fully working code. ⭐ Welcome to the Series This series will teach you how to: Each issue … Read more

Your First API Call with Google Apps Script UrlFetchApp Guide

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📘 Lesson 1 — Your First API Call with Google Apps Script (UrlFetchApp Guide) Blog Post #1 in the Apps Script + APIs + Gemini Series Working with APIs is one of the most important skills you can learn as a Google Apps Script developer. Whether you’re building dashboards, automating workflows, or integrating AI tools … Read more