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.

Gemini and Google Workspace Toolkit

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/20-Gemini-Exercises Google Docs & Google Sheets AI Helpers with Custom Menus This toolkit lets you add Gemini-powered AI features directly into: All with: 🧱 1. Project Structure You’ll create two separate container-bound projects: A) Google Docs toolkit (Doc-bound) Files: B) Google Sheets toolkit (Sheet-bound) Files: The same SharedHelpers.gs code can be reused in both … Read more

Supercharge Google Docs with Gemini AI

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/20-Gemini-Exercises 📘 Google Docs + Gemini AI — Complete Guide for Beginners Build AI-powered writing tools directly inside Google Docs using Apps Script This guide walks you through five AI tools you can add to any Google Doc using Apps Script and Google’s Gemini API. You’ll learn how each function works, how to use … Read more

Build AI-Powered Google Sheets with Gemini: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

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https://github.com/lsvekis/20-Gemini-Exercises Learn how to use Google Apps Script + Gemini to automate ideas, translations, emails, summaries, and more AI is no longer something we only use in chat apps—it can now work directly inside your Google Sheets. With just a few lines of Apps Script, you can get Google’s Gemini model to: ✨ Generate creative … Read more

5 Simple Google Apps Script Exercises Using Gemini

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https://github.com/lsvekis/5-Simple-Google-Apps-Script-Exercises-Using-Gemini 🚀 5 Simple Google Apps Script Exercises Using Gemini (With Full Code + Downloadable Repo) AI is transforming how we work inside Google Workspace—and with Google Apps Script + Gemini, you can now add AI superpowers directly into Docs, Sheets, and your everyday workflows. To help you get started quickly, I’ve created a set … Read more

Lesson 6 Chat Memory RAG Sheet Vector Index MultiSource AI

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📘 Lesson 6 — Multi-Folder Workspaces (Switch Between Knowledge Bases) How to let your Apps Script + Gemini assistant dynamically switch between multiple folders (each with its own RAG index). 🔥 What Lesson 6 Adds Until now, your assistant worked with exactly one folder, and one RAG index sheet. Lesson 6 adds the ability to … Read more

Reset Chat Show Sources Lesson 5

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📘 Lesson 5 — Reset Chat + Show Sources (Docs & Chunks) in the UI By now you have: – A RAG index in Sheets (Lesson 4B) – Chat history + RAG working together (Lesson 4C) – A web app UI (from Lesson 2) calling google.script.run But two things are missing: – Users can’t reset … Read more

Black Friday Deal: Level Up Your JavaScript Skills with JavaScript From Beginner to Professional

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🔥 Black Friday Deal: Level Up Your JavaScript Skills with JavaScript From Beginner to Professional (25% OFF!) If you’ve ever tried learning JavaScript and found yourself stuck Googling “Why doesn’t this work?!” you’re not alone. JavaScript is one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — programming languages in the world. Many learners get missing … Read more

The Art of Asking: How to Write Powerful Learning Prompts

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Turn AI into your personal tutor, coach, and explainer. 👋 Welcome to Issue #2! In our first issue, we explored what Vibe Learning is and why AI changes how we learn forever. Today, we’re going deeper into the skill that unlocks everything: 👉 How to write prompts that actually teach you. Generative AI isn’t magic. … Read more

Lesson 4 – Leveling Up Your Gemini RAG Assistant

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/Google-Apps-Script-APIs-and-Gemini 4A: RAG + API Data · 4B: Sheet Vector Index · 4C: Chat History By now, you’ve already built a powerful foundation: In Lesson 4, we’re going to level this up in three big steps: By the end, you’ll have an assistant that: 📘 Lesson 4A — Combine RAG + API Data in a … Read more

Lesson 3 Adding Embeddings Retrieval RAG to Your Gemini API Project

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/Google-Apps-Script-APIs-and-Gemini In Lessons 1 and 2, you learned how to: – Call public APIs using Apps Script – Read text from a Google Drive folder – Combine both sources into a Gemini prompt – Build a full UI web app Now it’s time to level up. In Lesson 3, we introduce: – Chunking (splitting documents … Read more