diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc53662..3eb1b71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(sockscape)
 
+string(COMPARE EQUAL ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} Debug _CMP)
+if(_CMP)
+    add_definitions("-DSOSC_DEBUG")
+endif()
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
diff --git a/src/client/common.hpp b/src/client/common.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0defa4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/common.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef SOSC_CLIENT_COMMON_H
+#define SOSC_CLIENT_COMMON_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#ifdef SOSC_DEBUG
+#define SOSC_RESOURCE_PATH (std::string("../resources/client/"))
+#else
+#define SOSC_RESOURCE_PATH (std::string("resources/"))
+#endif
+
+#define SOSC_RESC(X) (SOSC_RESOURCE_PATH + std::string(X))
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/client/main.cpp b/src/client/main.cpp
index 453252e..5096fc9 100644
--- a/src/client/main.cpp
+++ b/src/client/main.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     bool running = true;
     while(running) {
-        glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
         glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
         SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
diff --git a/src/client/shaders/_shader.cpp b/src/client/shaders/_shader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf08d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/shaders/_shader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "_shader.hpp"
+
diff --git a/src/client/shaders/_shader.hpp b/src/client/shaders/_shader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b338c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/shaders/_shader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef SOSC_SHADER_CORE_H
+#define SOSC_SHADER_CORE_H
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include <GL/glew.h>
+#include <cstdarg>
+
+class Shader {
+public:
+    Shader();
+    bool Load();
+
+    void Start();
+    void Stop();
+
+    void Unload();
+protected:
+    virtual bool PrepareLoad() = 0;
+    virtual void PrepareUnload() {};
+
+    bool AttachSource();
+    bool FetchUniforms(int count, GLint* ids, ...);
+private:
+    GLuint program;
+};
+
+#endif