ESP32 boards expose different pins, and using the wrong one silently breaks your project

A bunch of ESP32-based projects I’ve stumbled across on GitHub mention only a specific board, not which GPIO to use to wire a sensor. So even if I manage to get a similar ESP32 board and figure out the code, plugging the wires into the right pins is still a task. I prefer using DuPont jumper cables and ensuring the project code works properly.