Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
Why Google Apps Script Couldn’t Convert My H2 Headings (and the Fix That Actually Works) If you’ve ever tried to programmatically convert Heading 2 → Heading 3 in Google Docs using Apps Script, you probably expected something simple like: And yet… nothing happened.Or worse: Exception: Unexpected error while getting the method or property setHeading on … Read more
🚀 Vibe Coding — Issue #14 From Chaos to Clarity: Real-World Vibe Coding Case Studies Before & After • Practical Workflows • What Changed • What Didn’t • Lessons Learned Up to now, Vibe Coding has focused on ideas, systems, and paths. Issue #14 answers the natural next question: What does this actually look like … Read more
JavaScript DOM Game Dev (Beginner-Friendly): Build a “Reaction + Score” Click Game If you can select an element, listen for a click, and update text on the page, you can build a game. The DOM (Document Object Model) is the browser’s “live” representation of your HTML. When you write JavaScript that changes what’s on screen—moving … Read more
Learning something new shouldn’t feel overwhelming, slow, or frustrating — yet for many learners, it still does. We reread the same material.We watch videos twice.We get stuck, unsure what to do next. Generative AI changes this — not by replacing learning, but by transforming how we learn. That’s why I created the AI-Assisted Learning Quickstart … Read more
https://github.com/lsvekis/Apps-Script-Code-Snippets/tree/main/google-apps-script-chunking-pattern If you’ve ever run a Google Apps Script and hit this dreaded error: Exceeded maximum execution time —you’re not alone. This happens a lot when working with Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, or Gmail, especially when looping through large documents, spreadsheets, or folders. The good news?You don’t need to rewrite everything or give up on … Read more
https://github.com/lsvekis/Apps-Script-Code-Snippets If you use Google Sheets for workflows—submissions, approvals, task tracking, content pipelines—one thing always comes up: “When did this actually happen?” You can add timestamps manually, but: In this tutorial, you’ll create an Apps Script that automatically: ✅ Adds a timestamp when a row becomes Submitted / Complete / Approved✅ Only sets the timestamp … Read more
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🧠 Vibe Learning Extension Pack 10 Advanced Exercises to Go Beyond the Workbook If you’ve worked through the Vibe Learning Workbook, you’ve already learned how to: Now it’s time to level up. This extension pack introduces advanced, real-world exercises designed to help you: These exercises assume you’ve completed (or understand) the core ideas in the … Read more
https://github.com/lsvekis/Apps-Script-Code-Snippets Accidentally overwriting data is one of the most common problems in shared Google Sheets. Someone edits a completed row.A formula gets replaced.A “final” value quietly changes. Google Sheets has Protected Ranges, but managing them manually doesn’t scale. In this tutorial, you’ll build a Google Apps Script that: ✅ Watches for edits✅ Detects when a … Read more
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