A Googler is writing a text editor in Rust! https://github.com/google/xi-editor (eschews a scripting languages in favor of acme-style pipe to processes)
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Individuals and interactions over processes and tools => Competence trumps process
Working software over comprehensive documentation => Minimize time from program launch to deployment of simplest useful functionality
I really like the DoD's phrasings of classic agile maxims:
earlyoom is a neat linux tool that kills processes a little earlier, so your system remains responsive: https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom
The readme is pretty educational too, and even encourages you to `tail /dev/zero` to see it in action!
Transitioning from manual to automated processes, and the role of documentation: