diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a485853..51a6a24 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-*.frag
-*.vert
+*.spv
 nob
 build/*
 nob.old
+main
diff --git a/nob.c b/nob.c
index 5410142..0dcba30 100644
--- a/nob.c
+++ b/nob.c
@@ -5,103 +5,166 @@
 
 #define BUILD_FOLDER "build/"
 #define SRC_FOLDER "src/"
+#define RES_FOLDER "res/"
 
 #define len NOB_ARRAY_LEN
 
-const char *sources[] = {
-    "comp",          "wayland",
-    "glfw",          "vulkan",
-    "kitty",         "string",
-    "gpu_allocator", "hashmap",
-    "util",          "io",
-    "matrix",        "paw_da",
-    "image",         "types",
-    "paw_allocator", "paw_log",
-    "paw_object",    "register",
-    "lang/ast",      "lang/vstack",
-    "lang/ast_disc", "lang/functable",
-    "lang/glue",     "Wayland/xdg-shell-protocol",
-};
 const char *cflags[] = {"-g",          "-rdynamic", "-lm",   "-lwayland-client",
                         "-lxkbcommon", "-lvulkan",  "-lglfw"};
+const char *blacklist[] = {"parser.c"};
+const char *comp = "cc";
+const char *scomp = "glslc";
 
-bool discover_build() {
+Nob_File_Paths src_cpaths = {0};
+Procs procs = {0};
+Cmd cmd = {0};
+
+bool process_res(char *res_base) {
+  printf("reading %s\n", res_base);
+  Nob_File_Paths res_paths = {0};
+  if (!read_entire_dir(res_base, &res_paths)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < res_paths.count; i++) {
+    if (*res_paths.items[i] == '.') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    char *path = (char *)res_paths.items[i];
+    switch (get_file_type(temp_sprintf("%s%s", res_base, path))) {
+    case NOB_FILE_REGULAR:;
+      bool blacklisted = false;
+      for (int i = 0; i < len(blacklist); i++) {
+        if (strcmp(path, blacklist[i]) == 0) {
+          printf("skipping %s\n", path);
+          blacklisted = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!blacklisted) {
+        char *tmp = path;
+        while (*tmp != '.') {
+          tmp++;
+        }
+        if (memcmp(tmp + 1, "vert", strlen("vert")) == 0 ||
+            memcmp(tmp + 1, "frag", strlen("frag")) == 0) {
+          *tmp = 0x0;
+          // path now looks like meooow 0x0 glsl
+          cmd_append(&cmd, scomp, "-c");
+          cmd_append(&cmd, "-o", temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", res_base, path, ".spv"),
+                     temp_sprintf("%s%s.%s", res_base, path, tmp + 1));
+          da_append(&procs, cmd_run_async_and_reset(&cmd));
+        }
+      }
+
+      break;
+    case NOB_FILE_DIRECTORY:;
+      char *folder_path = temp_sprintf("%s%s", res_base, res_paths.items[i]);
+      if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(folder_path)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!process_res(
+              temp_sprintf("%s%s%c", res_base, res_paths.items[i], '/'))) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      break;
+    case NOB_FILE_SYMLINK:
+      nob_log(ERROR, "symlink");
+      return false;
+    case NOB_FILE_OTHER:
+      nob_log(ERROR, "other");
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+// base is assumed to be .mew/meooow/nyaa/ or something, note the slashes
+bool discover_build(char *src_base, char *build_base) {
   Nob_File_Paths src_paths = {0};
-  if (!read_entire_dir(SRC_FOLDER, &src_paths)) {
-    exit(1);
+  if (!read_entire_dir(src_base, &src_paths)) {
+    return false;
   }
 
   for (int i = 0; i < src_paths.count; i++) {
     if (*src_paths.items[i] == '.') {
       continue;
     }
-    char *path = temp_sprintf("%s%s", SRC_FOLDER, src_paths.items[i]);
-    printf("%s\n", path);
-    switch (get_file_type(path)) {
-    case NOB_FILE_REGULAR:
+    char *path = (char *)src_paths.items[i];
+    switch (get_file_type(temp_sprintf("%s%s", src_base, path))) {
+    case NOB_FILE_REGULAR:;
+      bool blacklisted = false;
+      for (int i = 0; i < len(blacklist); i++) {
+        if (strcmp(path, blacklist[i]) == 0) {
+          printf("skipping %s\n", path);
+          blacklisted = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!blacklisted) {
+        char *tmp = path;
+        while (*tmp != '.') {
+          tmp++;
+        }
+        if (*(tmp + 1) == 'c') {
+          *tmp = 0x0;
+          // path now looks like meooow 0x0 c
+          cmd_append(&cmd, comp, "-c");
+          for (int j = 0; j < len(cflags); j++) {
+            cmd_append(&cmd, cflags[j]);
+          }
+          cmd_append(&cmd, "-o", temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", build_base, path, ".o"),
+                     temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", src_base, path, ".c"));
+          da_append(&procs, cmd_run_async_and_reset(&cmd));
+          da_append(&src_cpaths,
+                    temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", build_base, path, ".o"));
+        }
+      }
+
       break;
     case NOB_FILE_DIRECTORY:;
-      if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(
-              temp_sprintf("%s%s", BUILD_FOLDER, src_paths.items[i]))) {
-        return 1;
+      char *folder_path = temp_sprintf("%s%s", build_base, src_paths.items[i]);
+      if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(folder_path)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!discover_build(
+              temp_sprintf("%s%s%c", src_base, src_paths.items[i], '/'),
+              temp_sprintf("%s%s%c", build_base, src_paths.items[i], '/'))) {
+        return false;
       }
       break;
     case NOB_FILE_SYMLINK:
       nob_log(ERROR, "symlink");
-      exit(1);
+      return false;
     case NOB_FILE_OTHER:
       nob_log(ERROR, "other");
-      return 1;
+      return false;
     }
   }
+  return true;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   NOB_GO_REBUILD_URSELF(argc, argv);
 
-  /* if (!discover_build()) { */
-  /*   return 1; */
-  /* } */
-  /* return 0; */
-
   if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(BUILD_FOLDER)) {
     return 1;
   }
-
-  if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(BUILD_FOLDER "lang/")) {
+  if (!discover_build(SRC_FOLDER, BUILD_FOLDER)) {
     return 1;
   }
-  if (!mkdir_if_not_exists(BUILD_FOLDER "Wayland/")) {
+  if (!process_res(RES_FOLDER)) {
     return 1;
   }
-
-  Procs procs = {0};
-  Cmd cmd = {0};
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < len(sources); i++) {
-    cmd_append(&cmd, "cc", "-c");
-    for (int j = 0; j < len(cflags); j++) {
-      cmd_append(&cmd, cflags[j]);
-    }
-    cmd_append(&cmd, "-o",
-               temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", BUILD_FOLDER, sources[i], ".o"),
-               temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", SRC_FOLDER, sources[i], ".c"));
-    da_append(&procs, cmd_run_async_and_reset(&cmd));
-  }
-
   if (!procs_wait_and_reset(&procs)) {
     return 1;
   }
-
-  cmd_append(&cmd, "cc");
+  cmd_append(&cmd, comp);
   for (int j = 0; j < len(cflags); j++) {
     cmd_append(&cmd, cflags[j]);
   }
-  cmd_append(&cmd, "-o", BUILD_FOLDER "main", "main.c");
-  for (int i = 0; i < len(sources); i++) {
-    cmd_append(&cmd, temp_sprintf("%s%s%s", BUILD_FOLDER, sources[i], ".o"));
+  cmd_append(&cmd, "-o", "main", "main.c");
+  for (int i = 0; i < src_cpaths.count; i++) {
+    cmd_append(&cmd, src_cpaths.items[i]);
   }
   cmd_run_sync_and_reset(&cmd);
-
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/res/shaders/frag.frag b/res/shaders/frag.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e12bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/shaders/frag.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#version 450
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 fragColor;
+layout(location = 1) in vec2 fragUV;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
+
+layout(binding = 2) uniform sampler2D texSampler;
+
+void main() {
+  outColor = texture(texSampler, fragUV) * vec4(fragColor, 1.0);
+}
+
diff --git a/res/shaders/frag.spv b/res/shaders/frag.spv
deleted file mode 100644
index 36a7790..0000000
Binary files a/res/shaders/frag.spv and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/res/shaders/vert.spv b/res/shaders/vert.spv
deleted file mode 100644
index d4df197..0000000
Binary files a/res/shaders/vert.spv and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/res/shaders/vert.vert b/res/shaders/vert.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b64da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/shaders/vert.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 inPosition;
+layout(location = 1) in vec3 inColor;
+layout(location = 2) in uint index;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform UBO {
+    mat3 view;
+    mat3 proj;
+} ubo;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 1) uniform UBO_INST {
+    mat3 model[1000];
+} ubo_inst;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec3 fragColor;
+layout(location = 1) out vec2 fragUV;
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = vec4(ubo.proj * ubo.view * ubo_inst.model[index] * vec3(inPosition, 1.0), 1.0);
+    fragColor = inColor;
+    fragUV = inPosition + vec2(0.5, 0.5);
+}
diff --git a/src/kitty.c b/src/kitty.c
index 3256469..0360ba5 100644
--- a/src/kitty.c
+++ b/src/kitty.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "paw_allocator.h"
 #include "paw_da.h"
 #include "vulkan.h"
-#include "vulkan_helpers.c"
+#include "vulkan_helpers.h"
 
 struct Kitty *kitty_make(struct PawMem *mem) {
   struct Kitty *kitty;
diff --git a/src/lang/parser.c b/src/lang/parser.c
index 9ae98b1..bdb2a7b 100644
--- a/src/lang/parser.c
+++ b/src/lang/parser.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "../allocator.h"
 #include "../io.h"
-#include "../log.h"
+#include "../paw_allocator.h"
+#include "../paw_log.h"
 #include "../string.h"
 #include "../util.h"
 #include "ast.h"
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ struct PawStackVal parse_stack_val(char *start, struct StringTable *vars,
 struct PawParseVal combine_val_ctrls(struct PawParseVal base,
                                      struct PawParseVal additions) {
   for (int i = 0; i < additions.pre.count; i++) {
-    dyn_array_append(&base.pre, additions.pre.items[i]);
+    paw_da_append(&base.pre, additions.pre.items[i]);
   }
   base.num_pops += additions.num_pops;
   return base;
 }
 
 struct PawParseVal parse_val(int offset, struct StringTable *vars,
-                             struct Mem *tmp, struct Mem *pem, char *start,
-                             char *end) {
+                             struct PawMem *tmp, struct PawMem *pem,
+                             char *start, char *end) {
   struct PawParseVal val = {0};
-  dyn_array_create_inplace_mem(&val.pre, tmp);
+  paw_da_make_inplace_mem(&val.pre, tmp);
 
   meow("parsing a val");
   start = trim_start(start);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct PawParseVal parse_val(int offset, struct StringTable *vars,
   return val;
 }
 
-enum PawCtrl *parse_block(struct Mem *tmp, struct Mem *pem, int offset,
+enum PawCtrl *parse_block(struct PawMem *tmp, struct PawMem *pem, int offset,
                           struct StringTable *vars, char *start) {
   meow("parsing a block");
   enum PawCtrl *body = make_pawctrl_seq(pem);
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ struct PawAST *parse(char *path) {
   char *contents = read_text_file(path);
   struct PawAST *ast = ast_make();
 
-  struct Mem *tmp = make_mem(4096); // temporary memory
-  struct Mem *pem =
+  struct PawMem *tmp = paw_memmake(4096); // temporary memory
+  struct PawMem *pem =
       ast->mem; // permanent memory, will be present once ast is evaled
 
   struct StringTable *methods = st_make(tmp);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ struct PawAST *parse(char *path) {
             tmp, pem, 0, st_make(tmp),
             skip_to_char(st_get(methods, st_get_nth_key(methods, i)), '{')));
   }
-  uninit_mem(tmp);
+  paw_memunmake(tmp);
 
   return ast;
 }
diff --git a/src/vulkan_helpers.c b/src/vulkan_helpers.c
index e5e7f33..9dedb2e 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_helpers.c
+++ b/src/vulkan_helpers.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+#include "vulkan_helpers.h"
 #include "paw_log.h"
 
-#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
-
 int get_size_of_format(enum VkFormat format) {
   switch (format) {
   case VK_FORMAT_R32_UINT:
diff --git a/src/vulkan_helpers.h b/src/vulkan_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c0668d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vulkan_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef INCLUDE_SRC_VULKAN_HELPERS_H_
+#define INCLUDE_SRC_VULKAN_HELPERS_H_
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+int get_size_of_format(enum VkFormat format);
+
+#endif // INCLUDE_SRC_VULKAN_HELPERS_H_