Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #12 Reading JavaScript Code You Didn’t Write (And Understanding It Fast) How senior engineers ramp up quickly in unfamiliar codebases Writing JavaScript is one skill.Reading and understanding existing JavaScript — especially someone else’s — is a completely different one. Most developers struggle not because the code is “bad”…but because … Read more
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #11 (Season 2 Kickoff) Debugging JavaScript Like a Senior Engineer How experts actually find bugs — and why juniors get stuck Most JavaScript bugs aren’t hard because the code is complex.They’re hard because we debug the wrong way. Senior engineers don’t “try random fixes.”They follow systems, mental models, and … Read more
✅ Google Apps Script – 100 Question Quiz With Detailed Answers & Explanations 🟢 SECTION 1: Google Apps Script Fundamentals (1–20) 1. What is Google Apps Script? Answer:Google Apps Script is a cloud-based JavaScript platform used to automate, extend, and integrate Google Workspace apps. Explanation:It runs on Google’s servers and allows you to write JavaScript … Read more
🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #8 https://github.com/lsvekis/Apps-Script-Code-Snippets/tree/main/apps_script_gemini_ai_data_cleaner_sheets AI Data Cleaner for Google Sheets Automatically clean, normalize, and prepare messy spreadsheet data using Gemini + Apps Script. ⭐ What You Will Build in This Issue In this lesson, you’ll build an AI-powered data cleaning assistant for Google Sheets that can: 🧹 Detect messy … Read more
🚀 Vibe Coding — Issue #17 Under Pressure: Debugging, Incidents & High-Stakes Decisions with AI Incident Response • Debugging • Root Cause • Calm Thinking • AI Without Panic Most guidance about AI assumes calm conditions. But real work often happens when: Issue #17 is about Vibe Coding when the pressure is on. 🧠 The … Read more
📘 AI-Assisted Learning Workbook #3 Judgment, Action, and Real-World Mastery By Laurence “Lars” Svekis Knowing isn’t enough.Thinking isn’t enough.Judgment is what moves your life forward. 🎯 Who This Workbook Is For This workbook is for learners who: 📌 Core Shift:This workbook trains decision confidence, judgment under uncertainty, and execution clarity — with AI as a … Read more
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Most creators don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they’re guessing. Guessing what to post.Guessing what hooks will work.Guessing why one video takes off while another dies quietly. The AI-Powered Creator was written to eliminate that guesswork — not by replacing creativity with automation, but by teaching creators how to think, test, and … Read more
🚀 1. AI Becomes a True Coding Collaborator AI will no longer just suggest small snippets — it will act as a co-developer. Impact: Developers shift from writing trivial code to designing, reviewing, and orchestrating complex systems. 🤖 2. “Agentic” AI & Automated Workflows AI systems will begin to execute multi-step tasks on their own. … Read more
A Practical Guide to Learning, Research, and Thinking with AI What Is NotebookLM? NotebookLM is an AI-powered research and thinking assistant created by Google. Unlike general chatbots, NotebookLM works only with the sources you provide—your documents, notes, PDFs, articles, and links. Think of it as: NotebookLM does not browse the web or hallucinate new sources. … Read more