diff --git a/src/gui/GLProgram.cc b/src/gui/GLProgram.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e151a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/GLProgram.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "GLProgram.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace jes
+{
+    GLProgram::GLProgram()
+    {
+        m_id = glCreateProgram();
+        if (m_id == 0u)
+        {
+            cerr << "Error allocating GL program object" << endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+    GLProgram::~GLProgram()
+    {
+        if (m_id > 0u)
+        {
+            glDeleteProgram(m_id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    GLProgram & GLProgram::attach_shader(GLShaderRef shader)
+    {
+        if (m_id > 0u)
+        {
+            glAttachShader(m_id, shader->get_id());
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    GLProgram & GLProgram::bind_attribute(const char * attribute, GLuint index)
+    {
+        if (m_id > 0u)
+        {
+            glBindAttribLocation(m_id, index, attribute);
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool GLProgram::link()
+    {
+        if (m_id == 0u)
+            return false;
+
+        glLinkProgram(m_id);
+
+        GLint link_status;
+        glGetProgramiv(m_id, GL_LINK_STATUS, &link_status);
+        if (link_status != GL_TRUE)
+        {
+            GLint log_length;
+            glGetProgramiv(m_id, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &log_length);
+            if (log_length > 0)
+            {
+                char *log = new char[log_length];
+                glGetProgramInfoLog(m_id, log_length, &log_length, log);
+                cerr << "Program log:" << endl << log << endl;
+                delete[] log;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    GLint GLProgram::operator[](const std::string & uniform_name)
+    {
+        if (m_id > 0u)
+        {
+            auto it = m_uniforms.find(uniform_name);
+            if (it != m_uniforms.end())
+            {
+                return it->second;
+            }
+            GLint loc = glGetUniformLocation(m_id, uniform_name.c_str());
+            m_uniforms[uniform_name] = loc;
+            return loc;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/GLProgram.h b/src/gui/GLProgram.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb7d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/GLProgram.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef GLPROGRAM_H
+#define GLPROGRAM_H
+
+#include "jes/Ref.h"
+#include "GLShader.h"
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace jes
+{
+    class GLProgram
+    {
+    public:
+        GLProgram();
+        ~GLProgram();
+        GLProgram & attach_shader(GLShaderRef shader);
+        GLProgram & bind_attribute(const char * attribute, GLuint index);
+        bool link();
+        GLuint get_id() { return m_id; }
+        void use() { glUseProgram(m_id); }
+        GLint operator[](const std::string & uniform_name);
+    protected:
+        GLuint m_id;
+        std::map<std::string, GLint> m_uniforms;
+    };
+    typedef Ref<GLProgram> GLProgramRef;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gui/GLShader.cc b/src/gui/GLShader.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e540694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/GLShader.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "GLShader.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace jes
+{
+    GLShader::~GLShader()
+    {
+        if (m_id > 0)
+        {
+            glDeleteShader(m_id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool GLShader::create(GLenum shader_type, const char *source, size_t size)
+    {
+        GLint status;
+
+        m_id = glCreateShader(shader_type);
+        if (m_id > 0)
+        {
+            GLint length = size;
+            glShaderSource(m_id, 1, &source, &length);
+
+            glCompileShader(m_id);
+
+            glGetShaderiv(m_id, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &status);
+            if (status == GL_TRUE)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            GLint log_length;
+            cerr << "Error compiling ";
+            switch (shader_type)
+            {
+                case GL_VERTEX_SHADER:
+                    cerr << "vertex";
+                    break;
+                case GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER:
+                    cerr << "fragment";
+                    break;
+            }
+            cerr << " shader" << endl;
+            glGetShaderiv(m_id, GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &log_length);
+            if (log_length > 0)
+            {
+                char * log = new char[log_length];
+                glGetShaderInfoLog(m_id, log_length, &log_length, log);
+                cerr << "Shader Log:" << endl << log << endl;
+                delete[] log;
+            }
+            glDeleteShader(m_id);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/GLShader.h b/src/gui/GLShader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ee8770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/GLShader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef GLSHADER_H
+#define GLSHADER_H
+
+#include "jes/Ref.h"
+#include "gl3w.h"
+
+namespace jes
+{
+    class GLShader
+    {
+    public:
+        GLShader() { m_id = 0u; }
+        ~GLShader();
+        bool create(GLenum shader_type, const char *source, size_t size);
+        GLuint get_id() { return m_id; }
+        bool valid() { return m_id > 0; }
+    protected:
+        GLuint m_id;
+    };
+    typedef Ref<GLShader> GLShaderRef;
+}
+
+#endif