diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c5452f..f6742d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.swp
+build
 
 # ignore compiled plugins
 *.so
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a32f525..cc59329 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: debian nocui gocui andlabs
 
 all: build debian
+	go build -o build main.go
 
 build: nocui gocui andlabs
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cb35d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// make a simple app to build everything
+package main
+
+import 	(
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+var myGui *gui.Node // This is the beginning of the binary tree of widgets
+
+// go will sit here until the window exits
+func main() {
+	myGui = gui.New().Default()
+	myGui.LoadToolkit("nocui")
+
+	buildworld()
+	gui.Watchdog()
+}
+
+// This initializes the first window, a group and a button
+func buildworld() {
+	window := myGui.NewWindow("build world")
+
+	box := window.NewBox("vbox", false)
+	group := box.NewGroup("groupy")
+	grid := group.NewGrid("gridiron", 2, 1)
+	grid.NewButton("build", func() {
+		log.Println("make something to build everything")
+	})
+}