A couple of folks have asked for an example of what Google Apps Script is useful for. The things I've done so far are pretty specific applications, so not useful to the general public. I decided to put together a simple script which may (or may not) be more generally useful, but still shows off some of the coolness of Google Apps Script.
If you're a tactile learner like I am, I encourage you to actually type in the samples rather than copy/pasting them. I don't learn anything by using copy/paste.
I generally work from home, so when I do go into the office, there are usually a number of coworkers there who also generally work from home. We try to schedule a lunch during the day, but when the time comes to get into cars, it's a long and painful process of trying to decide where to eat. I guess none of us has an alpha personality, so we each are trying to please the others. The goal of this script is to narrow down the selection process using a more alpha personality - a PRNG.
The workflow work