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 ...

The devboards have headers for the ESP8266, an on-board ATmega328 for Arduino Uno compatibility, and a USB to serial converter to make interfacing easy.

Brent Voltz makes home IoT easy with Amazon Alexa and the ESP8266. In this project, he created voice controlled lab lighting. This project is sure to brighten your day!