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.

Other times we see another hacker using a better tool and realize we must have one!. The same occurs with software tools. The Arduino IDE is a nice tool for starting out. It is easy to use which ...

You'll inevitably run into scenarios when the Arduino is actually the more sensible option to use. If you're still confused .