diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b3375f1..b1d9074 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,8 +1,38 @@
 #include <GL/glew.h>
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "shader.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "src/shader.h"
 
 void init(void) {
+	INFO("Compiling Shaders...\n");
+
+	// create and compile vertex shader
+	INFO("Compiling Vertex Shader...\n");
+	ShaderCompileResult vertexShader = readAndCompileShaderFromFile("src/shaders/vertex.glsl", GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+
+	// create and compile fragment shader
+	ShaderCompileResult fragmentShader = readAndCompileShaderFromFile("src/shaders/fragment.glsl", GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+
+	if (!vertexShader.success) {
+		FATAL("Failed to compile Vertex Shader\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (!fragmentShader.success) {
+		FATAL("Failed to compile Vertex Shader\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	// create and link shader program
+
+	// create triangle buffer
+
+	// create vertex array object
+
 	glClearColor(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);
 }
 
@@ -16,6 +46,13 @@ void framebuffer_size_callback(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height) {
 
 int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
 {
+
+	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0) {
+			logLevel = LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG;
+		}
+	}
+
 	glfwInit();
 	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
 	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);
@@ -29,7 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
 	}
 	glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, framebuffer_size_callback);
 	glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
-	
+
 	glewInit();
 
 	init();