This post documents some of the tips and tricks I learned while integrating ESP8266 into my own circuit designs. Some of them help reduce the components needed thus minimizing the cost, while others have to do with selecting and using GPIO pins. For breadboard prototyping, you can certainly use one of the popular ESP8266 development boards, like NodeMCU, WeMos etc. But what I want to cover in this post is to integrate a ESP8266 module (such as ESP-12F) into the circuit design, without using the development boards.
(From: https://rayshobby.net/wordpress/tips-and-tricks-for-using-esp8266/)
I need to remember to consider the ESP8266 and ESP32 for my hobby projects. There are some good tips here.