Google appscript written in computer language. What?

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# Web Site Writing Basics

# googleappsscript

Google Apps Script (GAS) primarily uses JavaScript to write, a popular and easy-to-use language for developing web applications.

💻 the computer language used to write

Google Apps Script is a language based on JavaScript and supports the latest version of JavaScript supported in V8 (Chrome's JavaScript Engine). This means:

JavaScript: is the main language you need to write code.

HTML and CSS: If you want to develop Web App with Google Apps Script, you will also use HTML and CSS to create a front-end page (s) in conjunction with JavaScript.

📚 Basic knowledge that must be available.

To start and use Google Apps Script effectively, you should have the following basic knowledge:

1. Programming Basics with JavaScript

Since GAS is JavaScript, you need to understand the main concepts of the JavaScript language, such as:

Basic Syntax: e.g. variable declaration (var, let, const), condition statement (if / else), loop (for, while)

Functions (Functions): Creating and calling functions.

Objects and Arrays: Managing These Data Structures

2. The concept of working with Google Workspace

You should understand how to access and manage the various Google services you want to connect to with Apps Scripts:

Spreadsheet Management (Google Sheets): How to Read / Write Data in Various Cells, Rows, Columns, or Sheets Using SpreadsheetApp Classes and Methods

Email Management (Gmail): How to Send Email Using MailApp or GmailApp Classes

Document Management (Google Docs), Drive (Google Drive), Calendar (Google Calendar), etc.

3.Basic Web App creation (if desired)

If you want to create a standalone Web App or embed it in Google Sites, you'll need additional knowledge:

HTML and CSS: for web page design and placement

Front-end (HTML) and Back-end (GAS) communication: Using google.script.run functions to allow client-side JavaScript code to call server-side (Apps Script) functions.

Overall, if you have a good JavaScript background, learning Google Apps Script is fast, because what you need to learn more is a specific set of Google Apps Script commands (APIs) used to interact with Google Workspace services.