Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
🌟 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
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
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
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
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
🟦 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
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
🚀 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
📘 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
🌟 VIBE LEARNING — ISSUE #5 How to Build Real Projects With AI (Even If You’re a Complete Beginner) Turn knowledge into skill, and skill into confidence. 👋 Welcome to Issue #5! So far in the Vibe Learning journey, you’ve learned: Today, we take everything you’ve learned and apply it to the real world. Because … Read more