diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fdf4781..8bd9eac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ members = [
     "examples/helloworld",
 ]
 
+[features]
+default = ["web"]
+web = ["stdweb"]
+
 [dependencies]
 enterprise-compiler = { path = "enterprise-compiler" }
-stdweb = "0.4.20"
+stdweb = { version = "0.4.20", optional = true }
 parking_lot = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/enterprise-compiler/src/lib.rs b/enterprise-compiler/src/lib.rs
index 07689ed..fe8468a 100644
--- a/enterprise-compiler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/enterprise-compiler/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn process(
         }
 
         impl<B: Backend> crate::Component<B> for #name<B> {
-            fn initialize(&self, el: &enterprise::stdweb::web::Element) {
+            fn create(&self, el: &enterprise::stdweb::web::Element) {
                 #init_el_code
             }
         }
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/src/main.rs b/examples/helloworld/src/main.rs
index 5f2c265..c42e258 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/helloworld/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let web = Web;
     let app = HelloWorld::new(&web);
-    enterprise::render(&app, "app");
+    web.initialize(app, "app".into());
 
     stdweb::event_loop();
 }
diff --git a/src/backend.rs b/src/backend.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e250422..0000000
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-pub trait Backend {}
-
-pub struct Web;
-
-impl Backend for Web {}
diff --git a/src/backend/mod.rs b/src/backend/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cd0393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//! Everything related to backends and backend-specific actions.
+
+mod web;
+
+pub use self::web::Web;
+
+use crate::Component;
+
+/// Describes a possible compile backend.
+pub trait Backend: Sized {
+    /// The parameters that are passed into the init function.
+    type InitParams;
+
+    /// Initializes the backend with the given component.
+    fn initialize<C: Component<Self>>(&self, _: C, _: Self::InitParams);
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/web.rs b/src/backend/web.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..968a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/web.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use stdweb::web::{document, INonElementParentNode};
+
+use crate::backend::Backend;
+use crate::Component;
+
+/// Compiling to a web application.
+pub struct Web;
+
+impl Backend for Web {
+    type InitParams = String;
+
+    fn initialize<C: Component<Self>>(&self, component: C, params: Self::InitParams) {
+        let id = params.as_ref();
+        if let Some(el) = document().get_element_by_id(id) {
+            component.create(&el);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1136875..b647568 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+//! Enterprise is a backend-agnostic framework for developing server-client GUI applications.
+
+#![deny(missing_docs)]
+
 extern crate enterprise_compiler;
 
 // re-exports
@@ -7,18 +11,11 @@ pub extern crate stdweb;
 mod backend;
 
 pub use enterprise_compiler::example;
-use stdweb::web::{document, Element, INonElementParentNode};
 
 pub use crate::backend::{Backend, Web};
 
+/// Components are the building-blocks of enterprise applications.
 pub trait Component<B: Backend> {
-    fn initialize(&self, element: &Element);
-}
-
-pub fn render<B: Backend, C: Component<B>>(component: &C, id: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    let id = id.as_ref();
-    if let Some(el) = document().get_element_by_id(id) {
-        println!("Rendering...");
-        component.initialize(&el);
-    }
+    /// TODO: replace this with a real init function.
+    fn create(&self, el: &crate::stdweb::web::Element);
 }