ESP8266 as Arduino Board

Hi guys!

I am trying to use the ESP8266 as an Arduino board because it has the same pin layout.

Essentially I want to download the code directly to the ESP8266 and not have to use the Arduino board, thus running the code through the chip.

A problem that I am encountering is that there is not enough memory on the chip.

Has anyone done this before?

Thank you!

Best,

Vic