diff --git a/glslUtil/glslUtil.c b/glslUtil/glslUtil.c
index 8fca69d..50102c9 100644
--- a/glslUtil/glslUtil.c
+++ b/glslUtil/glslUtil.c
@@ -272,3 +272,60 @@ GLuint guMakeBuffer(GLenum target, GLenum usage, const void *ptr, size_t sz)
     glBufferData(target, sz, ptr, usage);
     return id;
 }
+
+GLuint guMakeProgramFromSource(const char *v_shader, const char *f_shader,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings)
+{
+    GLuint v_shader_id = guMakeShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, v_shader);
+    GLuint f_shader_id = guMakeShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, f_shader);
+    if (v_shader_id <= 0 || f_shader_id <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    GLuint id = guMakeProgram(v_shader_id, f_shader_id, bindings);
+    glDeleteShader(v_shader_id);
+    glDeleteShader(f_shader_id);
+    return id;
+}
+
+GLuint guMakeProgramFromFiles(const char *v_shader, const char *f_shader,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings)
+{
+    GLuint v_shader_id = guMakeShaderFromFile(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, v_shader);
+    GLuint f_shader_id = guMakeShaderFromFile(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, f_shader);
+    if (v_shader_id <= 0 || f_shader_id <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    GLuint id = guMakeProgram(v_shader_id, f_shader_id, bindings);
+    glDeleteShader(v_shader_id);
+    glDeleteShader(f_shader_id);
+    return id;
+}
+
+GLuint guMakeProgram(GLuint v_shader_id, GLuint f_shader_id,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings)
+{
+    GLuint program = glCreateProgram();
+    glAttachShader(program, v_shader_id);
+    glAttachShader(program, f_shader_id);
+
+    if (bindings != NULL)
+    {
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; bindings[i].index > 0 && bindings[i].name != NULL; i++)
+        {
+            glBindAttribLocation(program, bindings[i].index, bindings[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    glLinkProgram(program);
+
+    GLint link_status;
+    glGetProgramiv(program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &link_status);
+    if (link_status != GL_TRUE)
+    {
+        char *log = guGetProgramLog(program);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Program log:\n%s\n", log);
+        free(log);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return program;
+}
diff --git a/glslUtil/glslUtil.h b/glslUtil/glslUtil.h
index 2fc0a70..c44fb45 100644
--- a/glslUtil/glslUtil.h
+++ b/glslUtil/glslUtil.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #endif
 
 typedef GLfloat guMatrix4x4[4][4];
+typedef struct {
+    GLuint index;
+    const GLchar *name;
+} guAttribBinding;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -35,6 +39,12 @@ char *guGetProgramLog(GLuint id);
 GLuint guMakeShaderFromFile(GLenum shaderType, const char *fname);
 GLuint guMakeShader(GLenum shaderType, const char *source);
 GLuint guMakeBuffer(GLenum target, GLenum usage, const void *ptr, size_t sz);
+GLuint guMakeProgramFromSource(const char *v_shader, const char *f_shader,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings);
+GLuint guMakeProgramFromFiles(const char *v_shader, const char *f_shader,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings);
+GLuint guMakeProgram(GLuint v_shader_id, GLuint f_shader_id,
+        guAttribBinding *bindings);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }