Native:

[[https://github.com/JeroenBeemster/ESP8266-Blink|blink example]]
  * [[http://www.instructables.com/id/Blink-for-ESP8266-native-like-arduino-using-Window/?ALLSTEPS|tutorial for Windows]]

[[https://github.com/sfranzyshen/ws2812esp8266|native driver for neopixel]] (but probably SPI works fine?)
  * [[http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2723|SPI approach]] (may require using GPIO13?)

[[https://github.com/tuanpmt/esp_mqtt|MQTT with SSL]]
[[https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk|installing the ESP OPEN SDK]]\\

[[http://www.penninkhof.com/2015/03/how-to-program-an-esp8266/|creating setup() and loop() equivalents]]
[[http://41j.com/blog/2015/01/esp8266-run-loop-messaging/|another example of the run loop and messaging]]
[[https://github.com/willemwouters/ESP8266/wiki/WS2812B|examples of capsense and other standards]]
[[https://hackaday.io/project/4916/instructions|7 segment LED example]]

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  * [[http://hackaday.com/2015/03/18/how-to-directly-program-an-inexpensive-esp8266-wifi-module/|circuit to program ESP-12e (and probably others)]]
  * [[https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-huzzah-esp8266-breakout/using-nodemcu-lua|pin mapping Arduino IDE <--> NodeMCU]]
  * [[https://github.com/PuceBaboon/Share_the_Warmth/tree/master/eagle|Eagle library for ESP-12e]]
  * [[http://internetofhomethings.com/homethings/?p=396|ideas to eliminate resets]]
  * [[http://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Winbond%20PDFs/W25Q16BV.pdf|flash memory replacement for ESP-12e]]
  * [[http://tomeko.net/other/ESP8266/|inside the ESP-01 module]]

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