diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test-ci.yml
index 001101f3..c19c07a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-test-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test-ci.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ jobs:
         pip install pytest pytest-cov
         pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --disable-pip-version-check -e .
         python -m pytest --doctest-modules
+        python -m doctest -v docs/**/*.md
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 27778e10..9ad06611 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -34,3 +34,34 @@ steps:
         default: 3
     run: increment
 ```
+
+### Programmatic Usage
+
+Building and rendering may be done programmatically,
+which provides the opportunity to use custom renderers
+and backends, as well as bespoke serialization or formatting.
+
+```python
+>>> import sys
+>>> import yaml
+>>> from dewret.tasks import task, run
+>>> from dewret.renderers.cwl import render
+>>> 
+>>> @task()
+... def increment(num: int):
+...     return num + 1
+>>>
+>>> result = increment(num=3)
+>>> workflow = run(result)
+>>> cwl = render(workflow)
+>>> yaml.dump(cwl, sys.stdout, indent=2)
+class: Workflow
+cwlVersion: 1.2
+steps:
+  increment-012ef3b3ffb9d15c3f2837aa4bb20a8d:
+    in:
+      num:
+        default: 3
+    run: increment
+
+```
diff --git a/src/dewret/tasks.py b/src/dewret/tasks.py
index 01de43e4..cc807a2f 100644
--- a/src/dewret/tasks.py
+++ b/src/dewret/tasks.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 
 Typical usage example:
 
-  @task()
-  def increment(num: int) -> int:
-      return num + 1
+  >>> @task()
+  ... def increment(num: int) -> int:
+  ...     return num + 1
 """
 
 import importlib
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ class Backend(Enum):
 
 DEFAULT_BACKEND = Backend.DASK
 
-def get_dask_backend() -> BackendModule:
-    """Initialize the dask backend."""
-    from .backends import dask
-    return dask
-
 class TaskManager:
     """Overarching backend-agnostic task manager.
 
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@ def backend(self) -> BackendModule:
         if backend is None:
             backend = self.set_backend(DEFAULT_BACKEND)
 
-        backend_mod = importlib.import_module(f".backends.{backend.value}", "dewret")
+        backend_mod = importlib.import_module(f".backends.backend_{backend.value}", "dewret")
         return backend_mod
 
     def make_lazy(self) -> LazyFactory:
@@ -128,9 +123,9 @@ def task() -> Callable[[Target], StepExecution]:
         Decorator for the current backend to mark lazy-executable tasks.
         For example:
 
-            @task()
-            def increment(num: int) -> int:
-                return num + 1
+        >>> @task()
+        ... def increment(num: int) -> int:
+        ...     return num + 1
 
         If the backend is `dask` (the default), it is will evaluate this
         as a `dask.delayed`. Note that, with any backend, dewret will
diff --git a/tests/test_dask.py b/tests/test_dask.py
index e90e0004..8d36912d 100644
--- a/tests/test_dask.py
+++ b/tests/test_dask.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from typing import cast
 from dewret.workflow import Lazy
-from dewret.backends.dask import lazy, run
+from dewret.backends.backend_dask import lazy, run
 
 def inc_task(base: int) -> int:
     """Increments a value by one and returns it."""