This document provides resources for programming the ESP8266 microcontroller including hardware development boards, software tools like the ESP8266 SDK and RTOS SDK, and discussion forums. It recommends using an Lubuntu virtual machine and lists specific pages on the Espressif BBS for SDK information and setting up a development environment.

1. Programming ESP8266

2. Resources:
• Espressif BBS
http://bbs.espressif.com/viewforum.php?f=21
• ESP8266.COM
http://www.esp8266.com/wiki/doku.php

3. Hardware

4. Dev Boards

5. Mine :D

6. Software
• Lubuntu VM
http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2
• ESP8266 SDK
http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=154
• RTOS SDK
https://github.com/espressif/esp_iot_rtos_sdk
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