I did all of 2016 as a full time webdev with 4 gigs (not on a surface pro). Linux, a reasonably memory efficient text editor, and some chrome tab discipline is

I did all of 2016 as a full time webdev with 4 gigs (not on a surface pro). Linux, a reasonably memory efficient text editor, and some chrome tab discipline is all it takes. In end, however, Docker dependencies eventually forced my hand to upgrade.