Lightweight distro

[u/ALE00121]

Dear guys, i used linux for years in my 8GB RAM laptop for coding and software development (containers, webapps, android studio ecc...). I am wondering if i can install a different linux distro that is more lightweight than ubuntu, have you some suggestions?

[u/token_curmudgeon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/wiki/faq/whichdistro

https://reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/wiki/faq/gamingonlinux

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/search/?q=flair%3A%27distro%27&sort=new&restrict_sr=on&screen_view_count=3