I’m a big fan of the ESP-01 Wi-Fi modules. Because I’ve done a couple of Wi-Fi projects, rather than fiddle with pin headers and jumper wires while programming, I decided to get one of those generic ...

The various development boards such as the NodeMCU or Wemos D1 make working with the ESP8266 an absolute breeze. If they have a downside, it is that they are larger than the bare ESP2866, and of ...