diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39204ef..edf984c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /build
+/builddir
 .cache
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759984d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+	// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+	// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+	// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"name": "(gdb) Launch",
+			"type": "cppdbg",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"program": "${workspaceFolder}/builddir/src/main",
+			"args": [],
+			"stopAtEntry": false,
+			"cwd": "${fileDirname}",
+			"environment": [],
+			"externalConsole": false,
+			"MIMode": "gdb",
+			"setupCommands": [
+				{
+					"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+					"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+					"ignoreFailures": true
+				},
+				{
+					"description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
+					"text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
+					"ignoreFailures": true
+				}
+			]
+		}
+
+	]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495fe9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "mesonbuild.mesonbuild"
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 1d0699a..52c7cad 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@
 
 void framebuffer_size_callback(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height);
 void process_input(GLFWwindow* window);
+int check_shader_compilation_status(unsigned int shaderId);
+
+const char* vertexShaderCode = R"(
+// Set the GLSL version to 3.3 and use the OpenGL core profile
+#version 330 core
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 aPos;
+
+void main() {
+	gl_Position = vec4(aPos.x, aPos.y, aPos.z, 1.0);
+}
+)";
+
+const char* fragmentShaderCode = R"(
+// Set the GLSL version to 3.3 and use the OpenGL core profile
+#version 330 core
+out vec4 FragColor;
+
+void main() {
+	FragColor = vec4(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.2f, 1.0f);
+}
+)";
 
 int main() {
 	glfwInit();
@@ -39,6 +60,85 @@ int main() {
 	// Register a callback for window size changes.
 	glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(window, framebuffer_size_callback);
 
+	unsigned int vertexShader;
+	// Create a OpenGL shader object.
+	vertexShader = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+	// Pass the source code to the state.
+	glShaderSource(vertexShader, 1, &vertexShaderCode, nullptr);
+	// Compile the shader
+	glCompileShader(vertexShader);
+
+	int success;
+	char infoLog[512];
+	// Check if the shader successfully compiled.
+	glGetShaderiv(vertexShader, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &success);
+	if (!check_shader_compilation_status(vertexShader)) {
+		glGetShaderInfoLog(vertexShader, 512, nullptr, infoLog);
+		std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::VERTEX::COMPILIATION_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	unsigned int fragmentShader;
+	// Create a OpenGL Shader object.
+	fragmentShader = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+	// Give the object the source code of the shader, sent with a single string.
+	glShaderSource(fragmentShader, 1, &fragmentShaderCode, NULL);
+	// Compile the shader.
+	glCompileShader(fragmentShader);
+
+	if (!check_shader_compilation_status(fragmentShader)) {
+		glGetShaderInfoLog(fragmentShader, 512, nullptr, infoLog);
+		std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::FRAGMENT::COMPILATION_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	unsigned int shaderProgram;
+	// Create a OpenGL Shader Program object.
+	shaderProgram = glCreateProgram();
+	// Attach the Vertex Shader to the Shader Program.
+	glAttachShader(shaderProgram, vertexShader);
+	// Attach the Fragment Shader to the Shader Program.
+	glAttachShader(shaderProgram, fragmentShader);
+	// Link the Shader Program.
+	glLinkProgram(shaderProgram);
+
+	glGetProgramiv(shaderProgram, GL_LINK_STATUS, &success);
+	if (!success) {
+		glGetProgramInfoLog(shaderProgram, 512, NULL, infoLog);
+		std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::LINKING::LINKING_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	glDeleteShader(vertexShader);
+	glDeleteShader(fragmentShader);
+
+	// An array of verticies containing data for a triangle.
+	float vertices[] = {
+		-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
+		0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
+		0.0f, 0.5f,  0.0f
+	};
+
+	unsigned int vertexBufferObject, vertexArrayObject;
+	// Create a Vertex Array Object.
+	glGenVertexArrays(1, &vertexArrayObject);
+	// Create a Vertex Buffer Object and write the id to the vertexBufferObject variable.
+	glGenBuffers(1, &vertexBufferObject);
+	// Bind the vertex array object so the attributes are stored in that object.
+	glBindVertexArray(vertexArrayObject);
+
+	// Bind the GL_ARRAY_BUFFER target to the verterBufferObject object id.
+	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexBufferObject);
+	// Copy the verticies data into the vertexBufferObject object and tell the GPU it will only be written once but read many times.
+	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertices), vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+
+	// Tell OpenGL how to process the Vertex attributes so it can pass it to the Vertex shader.
+	// This will pass the vertex to the location "0". We tell OpenGL the size of the array is 3 elements.
+	// We tell OpenGL that we're using floating point types.
+	// We tell OpenGL we don't want our data to be normalized as its already normalized.
+	glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 3 * sizeof(float), (void*)0);
+	glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
+
+	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+	glBindVertexArray(0);
+
 	// Create a render loop, which keeps the program open until glfw tells the loop that the window should close.
 	while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
 		// Process input.
@@ -49,6 +149,13 @@ int main() {
 		// Clear the screen and use the color from the state.
 		glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
+		// Use the shaderProgram shader program for drawing verticies.
+		glUseProgram(shaderProgram);
+		// Bind the state to use the vertexArrayObject object so OpenGL knows what to do with the verticies.
+		glBindVertexArray(vertexArrayObject);
+		// Draw the verticies.
+		glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
+
 		// This swaps completely drawn frames from the "second buffer" to the front one which is displayed on the screen.
 		glfwSwapBuffers(window);
 		// Check if any events are triggered.
@@ -69,3 +176,9 @@ void process_input(GLFWwindow* window) {
 		glfwSetWindowShouldClose(window, true);
 	}
 }
+
+int check_shader_compilation_status(unsigned int shaderId) {
+	int success;
+	glGetShaderiv(shaderId, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &success);
+	return success;
+}