David Gentile diva-D

Anti-hype LLM reading list

Goals: Add links that are reasonable and good explanations of how stuff works. No hype and no vendor content if possible. Practical first-hand accounts of models in prod eagerly sought.

Foundational Concepts

Pre-Transformer Models

How To Get Started In Google Apps Script

Initially intended to extend G Suite apps, I like to think of Google Apps Script as a gateway to more kinds of development. Think of it as workflow glue and the power of programming that can interract with Google Apps and external APIs too!

Purpose

Provide a living document for whenever someone asks, " so, how do i get started with Google Apps Script?".

Working Outline

Just the orgainizing principles and some key links.

1 Starting point: Good Things to Keep in Mind

Scripts are 'bound' to a container like sheets, docs, slides or forms. These can be accessed from the containing doc and opened say in sheets by going to the menu Tools > Script editor. Scripts can also be standalone for addons or web apps. Your script home page is a dashboard found here script.google.com. The help link there will get you to an explanation of the dashboard.

-echo '.env' >> .gitignore
-git rm -r --cached .env
-git add .gitignore
-git commit -m 'untracking .env'
-git push origin master

	- Open Automator
	- File -> New -> Service
	- Change "Service Receives" to "files or folders" in "Finder"
	- Add a "Run Shell Script" action
	- Change "Pass input" to "as arguments"
	- Paste the following in the shell script box: open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args "$*"
	- Save it as something like "Open in Visual Studio Code"