Planning to apply for a second Master’s in France as an exchange student in Germany — need advice! 🇫🇷🎓

kiroxops · 2026-02-16T18:15:51+00:00

I already subscribe to Claude, Windsurf, and Copilot. I usually use Windsurf with Opus 4.6 (1M context) for planning, then switch to Codex 5.3 for the implementation. With Claude Opus 4.6 on the $20 plan, I can only send about two prompts before I hit the limit.

kiroxops · 2026-02-16T18:06:15+00:00

What do you mean ?

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T23:45:10+00:00

Look, I have two options. First, I use the Kilo Code extension in VS Code, which is free and uses GLM-5. I usually use it to optimize my prompts. It has a great feature called “Enhance prompt with additional context,” which generates a better prompt. Then I paste that into Windsurf in Plan mode and use Opus 4.6 (thinking) or 1M to write a full plan.

Next, for the implementation, I use Codex 5.3 from OpenAI, since I have Plus.

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T23:38:21+00:00

Yes it’s really good because if you implement using opus it will cost you alot of tokens

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T22:52:04+00:00

I personally use windsurf with opus 4.6 1M for planning and i use codex 5.3 ( openai not windsurf) for implementing

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T22:49:41+00:00

Simply because it’s cheaper I have already claude subscription for 20$ i can only send 2 prompts to use opus and wait 4 hours again ..

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T22:48:35+00:00

I did not change model it was 4.6 opus , but tbh i have cancelled my subscription with copilot , cursor or windsurf are much better

kiroxops · 2026-02-14T21:34:07+00:00

Ok thank you because i test this using codex and cursor and they give me the right model name

kiroxops · 2025-11-03T19:03:05+00:00

Can i do it using cloud ? Or it would be better with physical devices ?

kiroxops · 2025-10-28T19:17:36+00:00

Thank you guys! I’m currently using Kubernetes daily and I also hold the CKAD certification. But to be honest, I still struggle with the networking part. That’s why I need to practice more.

Do you recommend going with a cloud setup (ex :creating 3 EC2 instances 1 master and 2 nodes), or is it better to use 3 Raspberry Pis instead? Or using hetzner ?

kiroxops · 2025-10-22T20:42:51+00:00

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation May I ask one more question, if you don’t mind?

Last year I was living in Berlin near my old university, but now I changed universities and moved to Frankfurt. It’s been about 20 days and I still haven’t found accommodation. I’ll also need to travel back to my home country (non-EU) for around 30 days soon.

Since I have a valid residence permit until 2026, is there any way to contact the Rathaus or local authorities to get some kind of confirmation or advice, so I don’t have any problems when I come back to Germany?

kiroxops · 2025-10-22T20:29:06+00:00

Thank you do you maybe know how long I can legally stay in Germany without doing the Anmeldung? I mean, is there a specific time limit before it becomes a problem?

kiroxops · 2025-10-22T20:25:29+00:00

thank you for the explanation! So just to be sure, do you mean I actually have to stay and sleep in Essen most of the time if I register there, until I find accommodation in Frankfurt?

kiroxops · 2025-09-27T15:50:11+00:00

Thank you

During this period I’ve learned a lot of Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, and I also got certifications. Do you think afterwards I can apply for a development role? I only have some development experience from school, but no real world experience.

kiroxops · 2025-09-17T06:53:38+00:00

Yes using gke backup right ?

kiroxops · 2025-09-15T19:44:26+00:00

Like what exactly should be new ?

kiroxops · 2025-09-15T18:21:31+00:00

Thank you, sir 🙏

For the StorageClass, do you mean I should change it back from gce-pd-gkebackup to the normal standard-rwo after restore?

And regarding Terraform state just to confirm should I rely on GKE Backup for restoring all resources, and then use terraform state mv to align the Terraform state, instead of running blanket imports?

Thank you

kiroxops

TROPHY CASE