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It might not be the absolute best, but 8GB is totally workable for a lot of dev situations, especially if you're not doing a docker-style situation.

I've recently went form 8GB to 16GB (and a processor jump) and my dev environment haven't really gotten snappier.

That said it still feels like the easiest thing they could offer in all SKUs, given the price.

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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.

I've got 8 in my SP3, and Chrome by itself is usually eating 3+. My development work isn't that heavy (but is very dockerized). I'm usually around 85% utilization, and then if I have a video call I may need to shut other things down. Mostly I'm just hoping to reduce the amount of trading like that I need to do.

Then there's the fact that I expect to keep it for another 3 years, and I doubt memory usage will go down.

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