====== Bare Arduino ======

This tutorial walks you through getting the atmega328p on a breadboard. You get the benefit of the software, but without any of the extra hardware that you don't need/want. 

The arduino without the arduino (just the microcontroller)\\
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Standalone



====== FTDI ======

You can use an FTDI serial converter to program the atmega328p right on the board.