9600 is actually surprisingly usable - I know it seems like it wouldn't be :)
You must have more patience than I do... I find the upload from the IDE unbelievably slow. When I run a simple DS18B20 test the total code is just a couple of KB, yet it takes longer for the IDE to upload it and get it running than if I reprogram the entire esp8266 firmware!
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You must have more patience than I do... I find the upload from the IDE unbelievably slow. When I run a simple DS18B20 test the total code is just a couple of KB, yet it takes longer for the IDE to upload it and get it running than if I reprogram the entire esp8266 firmware!