Visuals
A 50-diagram library with the original pack visuals plus 40 new white-background diagrams for coding, system design, behavioral prep, and AI-assisted research.
Original Pack
BASIC framework cycle
From the initial research pack
BASIC cognitive scaffold
From the initial research pack
BASIC vs STAR fit map
From the initial research pack
Live technical interview flow
From the initial research pack
Story timeline
From the initial research pack
LeetCode BASIC board
From the initial research pack
Invert Binary Tree through BASIC
From the initial research pack
System design BASIC map
From the initial research pack
Trade-off lens check
From the initial research pack
Weekly prep loop
From the initial research pack
Foundation
BASIC as an operating system
One stable order for many unstable problems
From Breakdown to Check
How a technical answer becomes legible
Technical signal stack
What interviewers can actually observe
Cognitive load release valves
How each BASIC step removes pressure
BASIC vs unstructured thinking
What changes when sequence becomes explicit
Common SWE failure modes
Where candidates usually drop signal
BASIC language bank
Useful phrases that sound like engineering, not theater
Basic Framework knowledge map
Docs, visuals, posts, and practice
LeetCode
LeetCode control loop
A repeatable order for coding rounds
Pattern selection board
Choose a pattern because the prompt demands it, not because you memorized it
Invariant canvas
The one sentence that holds the solution together
Dry-run canvas
Check the answer before the interviewer has to
Edge-case matrix
Small inputs that break large confidence
Complexity review ladder
What to say after the code works
Coding interviewer signal
What strong solutions reveal besides syntax
Mock coding review loop
How to learn from a miss instead of only counting it
System Design
System design question funnel
Do not draw boxes before the problem has shape
Requirements ladder
A clean way to separate what is mandatory from what is optional
Trade-off matrix for design interviews
Use it to compare choices out loud
Request flow map
A request path is easier to score than a cloud of boxes
Bottleneck review
What to inspect in the Check step
Reliability layers
Ways to keep a design honest
Capacity pass
A light-weight senior move
System design interviewer signal
The strongest candidates keep cycling between clarity and trade-offs
Behavioral
BASIC to STAR bridge
Use BASIC backstage, STAR onstage
Story selection matrix
Pick stories by signal, not memory
Behavioral follow-up flow
What to do when the interviewer drills deeper
Story quality ladder
Why some examples feel thin and others feel senior
Behavioral failure checks
Fix these before interview day
Behavioral signal scorecard
What good answers make easy to believe
Behavioral practice loop
Turn good memories into reliable stories
Behavioral to technical bridge
When a behavioral question becomes a technical deep dive
Research
AI-era research loop
BASIC adapted for modern deep research workflows
Source triangulation map
Use more than one kind of evidence
Prompt-to-plan flow
Good research starts with a better question
Synthesis stack
Separate collection from interpretation
Verification checks for AI-assisted research
What to confirm before you trust a polished answer
Research output scorecard
A good report is more than a nice summary
Human + AI work split
What to delegate and what to own
Research-to-action bridge
Do not stop at insight; decide what changes