A related crowdfunding project to facilitate MicroPython with this chip has already passed funding goals: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micropy

A related crowdfunding project to facilitate MicroPython with this chip has already passed funding goals: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micropython-on-the-esp8266-beautifully-easy-iot/posts/1485145 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micropython-o... The new ESP8266 source code will be made available on GitHub right after the crowdfunding campaign closes..