Quote Originally Posted by dhouston View Post
Anand,
You should have followed up on ZBasic for ESP8266. It's compiler so it's better suited for the limited memory of the ESP8266-01. Most of the ~250 commands for the standard version (Atmel chips) of ZBasic are also available for the ESP8266.
Dave,

These past few months have kept me occupied with other things, so much so that I have been neglecting my hobbies. So, in the gaps in-between when I can sneak some time to indulge in them, I've been reluctant to learn new platforms.

When it comes to the ESP, I've been going around in circles deciding between Lua, Arduino-ESP, and of late ESP8266Basic, which is now much more stable than it used to be. Its also perhaps the fastest to get going, with additional benefits like being completely OTA and more.

And now, just like you report, there's a new contender, B4R! Having been using B4A for some time, this is a serious option to be considered, especially since it also produces code that can be directly flashed into the ESP.

Also, keep checking up on ESP8266Basic; 'big' things are being promised in the next release, with quantum enhancements. This release is expected to be out within a week or so. In terms of usage I guess its the closest to PBP, and the parallels keep increasing, so the learning curve is very short indeed.

What is your preferred platform for the ESP?