Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
🟦 JavaScript Deep Dive — Issue #24 Technical Debt in JavaScript: How It Builds — and How to Control It Why debt isn’t the problem… unmanaged debt is Every JavaScript codebase has technical debt. Even well-designed systems accumulate it over time. The problem isn’t debt itself —the problem is when it becomes invisible, uncontrolled, and … Read more
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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #17 AI Spreadsheet Cleaner + Fixer Automatically clean, standardize, and fix messy spreadsheet data using Google Apps Script + Gemini. ⭐ What You Will Build In this issue, you’ll build an AI Data Cleaner that can: 🧹 Fix inconsistent formatting🔤 Standardize capitalization📅 Normalize dates📊 Clean categories and … Read more
Vibe Teaching — Issue #6 Teaching Students How to Use AI (Properly) Most students are already using AI. But here’s the problem: They don’t know how to use it well. They type vague prompts.They accept the first answer.They don’t question accuracy.They don’t refine responses. And as a result… They don’t learn effectively. The Hidden Skill … Read more
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🚀 Apps Script + Gemini Mastery — Issue #16 AI Spreadsheet Data Analyzer Use Apps Script + Gemini to automatically analyze spreadsheet data, identify trends, detect anomalies, and generate plain-English insights. ⭐ What You Will Build In this issue, you’ll build an AI Data Analyzer for Google Sheets that can: 📊 Read spreadsheet data🧠 Analyze … Read more
🚀 Vibe Coding — Issue #24 Decisions Under Uncertainty: Making Better Technical Choices with AI Decision-Making • Tradeoffs • Uncertainty • Risk • Clarity Over Confidence Every developer makes decisions. But the hardest ones aren’t about syntax —they’re about uncertainty. Issue #24 is about navigating those decisions with clarity. 🧠 The Illusion of Certainty Many … Read more
Vibe Teaching — Issue #5 Designing AI-Resilient Assignments Let’s be honest. Most traditional assignments are now AI-solvable in seconds. Essays.Summaries.Basic coding tasks.Definitions.Explanations. Students don’t even need to think anymore. And that creates a problem. Because if AI can complete the assignment… What exactly is being assessed? The Wrong Goal: “AI-Proof” Assignments Some educators are trying … Read more
🎬 Scene 2 Breakdown: Entering the Lab When Curiosity Overrides Instinct After the quiet tension of the opening walk, Scene 2 shifts the story from uncertainty… into commitment. This is the moment where Laurence stops observing change—and steps directly into it. 🚪 The Threshold Between Two Worlds Laurence arrives at the address. There’s no sign. … Read more