This workshop is based around the ESP8266 ESP-12E using Arduino versus NodeMCU (Lua) build that comes on it from the factory. Arduino on ESP 12-E. This will work very similarly to other arduinos.

A lot of people have used ESP8266 to add inexpensive WiFi connectivity to their projects, but [Oscar] decided to take it one step further and program an Arduino over WiFi with the ESP8266.

This is aimed to bring in the configuration of NodeMcu as easy as possible. This is LightWeight Wifi Config Utility for NodeMCU based ESP8266 Chipsets. Connect your NodeMcu to any Win/Mac PC and ...

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.