The use of the ESP8266 in the world of IoT

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By cTrick
#31103 Hey there!

i am new to internet of things. In the past I played around a bit with Arduino (some sensor- and LED things) and now i want to build some connected things.

I read a lot about MQTT protocol.. very nice thing!

What do you think is the best way to read out some sensors and control LEDs (WS2811 / WS2812 / PWM) over Wifi?
- NodeMCU: I like the "all in one" package. Also compatible to Arduino.
- Arduino + ESP8266: Really needed?

Is there a benefit on using Arduino over LUA? Memory, performance, more/better librarys for external hardware?

Thanks!