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 ...

After installing Arduino IDE, an icon will be created on your desktop. Use this icon to open the Arduino IDE. Open the "Tools" menu, go to "Board," and select "Arduino/Genuino Uno." Then, click on ...

when i try to compile with every library and boards file updated, i get the following error list: `In file included from /home/simon/Documents/Arduino/sketch ...

Arduino offers you a broad ecosystem of cheap hardware with a beginner-friendly IDE, helped by forum posts explaining every single problem that you could and will stumble upon.