Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
JavaScript Interesting Parts: Comprehensive Guide JavaScript has unique features and behaviors that can be puzzling, especially for beginners. These “weird parts” often result from its dynamic typing, prototypal inheritance, and loose interpretation of data types. This guide will explore these quirks, explain them, and provide exercises and quiz questions to help you master them. 1. … Read more
JavaScript Basics: Comprehensive Guide JavaScript is a versatile programming language essential for creating dynamic and interactive web applications. This guide introduces JavaScript fundamentals, including variables, data types, operators, functions, and control flow, with examples, exercises, and quiz questions. What is JavaScript? JavaScript is a programming language that runs in the browser and allows developers to … Read more
Bootstrap: Comprehensive Guide Bootstrap is a popular front-end framework for building responsive and mobile-first websites. This guide covers Bootstrap’s grid system, components, utilities, and responsive features with examples, exercises, and quiz questions. What is Bootstrap? Bootstrap is an open-source CSS framework containing pre-designed components, JavaScript plugins, and a responsive grid system. It helps developers quickly … Read more
JavaScript Design Patterns: Comprehensive Guide Design patterns are reusable solutions to common problems in software design. In JavaScript, these patterns improve code readability, maintainability, and scalability. This guide covers some of the most popular JavaScript design patterns, complete with code examples, explanations, multiple-choice questions, and exercises. What Are Design Patterns? Categories of Design Patterns 1. … Read more
Google Sheets Custom Formulas: Comprehensive Guide Custom formulas in Google Sheets are created using Google Apps Script, which allows you to build powerful, reusable functions for advanced spreadsheet operations. This guide explains how to create, use, and troubleshoot custom formulas in Google Sheets, with detailed examples, exercises, and quiz questions. What are Custom Formulas? Custom … Read more
Frontend Web Design: Comprehensive Guide Frontend web design focuses on creating the visual and interactive parts of a website that users interact with directly. This guide covers key concepts, best practices, examples, and exercises for designing appealing, functional, and responsive web interfaces. What is Frontend Web Design? Frontend web design involves using technologies like HTML, … Read more
Navigation Menus with CSS and JavaScript: Comprehensive Guide Navigation menus are a key component of web design, offering users a way to move through a website. This guide explains how to create dynamic and responsive navigation menus using CSS and JavaScript. It includes code examples, detailed explanations, exercises, and multiple-choice questions. Types of Navigation Menus … Read more
AJAX and JSON in JavaScript: Comprehensive Guide AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) are core technologies for creating dynamic web applications. This guide explains how to use AJAX to interact with servers and how JSON is used to handle data, with detailed examples, exercises, and quiz questions. What is AJAX? AJAX … Read more
JavaScript DOM Event Listeners: Comprehensive Guide Event listeners allow JavaScript to detect and respond to user interactions or changes in the DOM. This guide explains event listeners, their usage, examples, exercises, and quiz questions to help you master this critical aspect of web development. What are Event Listeners? Event listeners are functions or handlers that … Read more
Building games using JavaScript and the DOM (Document Object Model) allows you to create interactive games directly within the HTML structure of a webpage. This guide provides step-by-step instructions, examples, exercises, and quiz questions to help you develop DOM-based games. What are DOM-Based Games? DOM-based games use HTML elements, styled with CSS, and manipulated with … Read more