Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
1. What does typeof 42 return? A. “int”B. “number”C. “integer”D. “numeric” Correct answer: BExplanation: In JavaScript, all numeric values (integers and floats) share the type “number”. 2. What is the result of typeof null? A. “null”B. “undefined”C. “object”D. “value” Correct answer: CExplanation: This is a long-standing JavaScript quirk: typeof null returns “object” even though null … Read more
🚀 Learn to Code — Issue #3 CSS Layout Debugging — Fixing the Most Confusing Layout Problems If JavaScript teaches you logic, CSS teaches you intuition.Except… for most beginners, CSS feels anything but intuitive. Things don’t align.Spacing seems random.Elements overlap or vanish.And “why won’t this center?” becomes a running joke. Today’s issue teaches you how … Read more
🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #5 https://github.com/lsvekis/Build-an-AI-Email-Assistant-for-Gmail Build an AI Email Assistant for Gmail Draft replies, summarize long threads, extract tasks, detect tone, and create a Gmail sidebar — all powered by Gemini. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #5 A complete AI Email Assistant for Gmail that can: 📩 Summarize … Read more
🌟 VIBE LEARNING — ISSUE #7 How to Ask AI for Feedback, Critiques & Performance Reviews Improve faster by transforming AI into your personal coach. 👋 Welcome to Issue #7! So far, you’ve learned: Now it’s time for the next evolution: 👉 Improvement through feedback.👉 Refinement through critique.👉 Acceleration through iteration. The truth is simple: … Read more
🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #4 https://github.com/lsvekis/rag-script-Gemini-Rag Bring context-aware AI answers to your own documents — summaries, explanations, knowledge extraction, and more. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #4 A fully functioning RAG pipeline, completely in Apps Script: This is the same technique used in advanced AI apps — now fully … Read more
🚀 Learn to Code — Issue #2 If Issue #1 taught you to think like a debugger, today’s issue teaches you how to think like JavaScript itself. Logic isn’t just the foundation of coding — it’s the difference between code that “sort of works” and code that scales, adapts, and never surprises you. Let’s break … Read more
1. What is Google Apps Script primarily used for? A. Building Android appsB. Automating and extending Google Workspace appsC. Managing Google Cloud infrastructureD. Designing static HTML websites Correct answer: BExplanation: Google Apps Script is a JavaScript-based platform used to automate, integrate, and extend Google Workspace apps like Sheets, Docs, Gmail, Forms, and Drive. It’s not … Read more
🚀 Learn to Code — The Secret Skill Most Beginner Developers Skip: Thinking Like a Debugger Every developer writes code.Great developers debug code well. Today’s issue focuses on a skill that dramatically improves your coding speed, confidence, and results — debugging as a mindset, not just a reaction when things break. Debugging isn’t punishment.It’s a … Read more
🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #3 AI Data Analyst for Google Sheets Ask AI questions about your data. Get summaries, trends, anomalies, and insights — automatically analyzed inside Sheets. ⭐ What You Will Build in Issue #3 A full AI Data Analyst sidebar for Google Sheets that can: 🔍 Analyze selected ranges📊 … Read more
