Writing Effective Usage Examples
Learn to craft live, copy-ready examples and do/don't pairs that make design system documentation genuinely useful to developers and designers.
Examples Are the Best Docs
Developers learn a component fastest by seeing it used. A great usage example often replaces paragraphs of prose.
This lesson focuses on writing examples that teach, not just decorate, your documentation.
Show the Common Case First
Lead with the example 90% of users need - the simplest, most typical usage.
Edge cases and advanced configurations come later. If the first example is complex, you scare people away before they start.
All lessons in this course
- Why Documentation Matters
- Tools for Component Documentation
- Contribution & Usage Guidelines
- Writing Effective Usage Examples