This isn’t an ESP8266 shield, either: you can write code for the ESP module, connect the serial pins, and hit the program button. The basic functions of the Arduino IDE – pinMode, digitalRead ...

such as AVR or ESP8266. The standard Arduino libraries (common for beginner Arduino projects) as well as wide list of contributed libraries can be found within the Arduino IDE itself. In Arduino ...

Of course, you’ll use the usual language you use on the ESP8266 — [Acrobotic] uses C++ in the Arduino IDE. On the browser ... as you have to establish a new connection every time.