Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE.

With that said, the same goes for a Raspberry Pi. For example, many enthusiasts pair the ESP8266 with an Arduino, but you can also use it without one. You can program it directly and run your own ...

Arduino has a library for quickly and easily ... There are also much more advanced techniques for saving power on ESP8266-based boards; from boards that barely sip a single microamp while sleeping ...