diff --git a/Dengine.vcxproj b/Dengine.vcxproj
index 1e3fbcd..9edb52f 100644
--- a/Dengine.vcxproj
+++ b/Dengine.vcxproj
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="src\AssetManager.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\dengine.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\Platform.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\Renderer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\Shader.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\WorldTraveller.cpp" />
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@
     <None Include="data\shaders\sprite.vert.glsl" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="src\include\Dengine\Platform.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\include\Dengine\AssetManager.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\include\Dengine\Common.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\include\Breakout\Game.h" />
diff --git a/Dengine.vcxproj.filters b/Dengine.vcxproj.filters
index 19a8c89..f7862f0 100644
--- a/Dengine.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Dengine.vcxproj.filters
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\WorldTraveller.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\Platform.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="data\shaders\default.vert.glsl" />
@@ -74,5 +77,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\include\Dengine\Math.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="src\include\Dengine\Platform.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AssetManager.cpp b/src/AssetManager.cpp
index 028d62d..05b1674 100644
--- a/src/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/src/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -3,33 +3,31 @@
 #define STBI_FAILURE_USERMSG
 #define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include <STB/stb_image.h>
-#include <fstream>
 
 std::map<std::string, Texture> textures;
 std::map<std::string, Shader> shaders;
 
-Texture *asset_getTexture(const std::string name)
+Texture *asset_getTexture(const char *const name)
 {
 	// NOTE(doyle): Since we're using a map, the count of an object can
 	// only be 1 or 0
 	if (textures.count(name) == 1)
 		return &textures[name];
 
-	return nullptr;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-const i32 asset_loadTextureImage(const std::string path, const std::string name)
+const i32 asset_loadTextureImage(const char *const path, const char *const name)
 {
 	/* Open the texture image */
 	i32 imgWidth, imgHeight, bytesPerPixel;
 	stbi_set_flip_vertically_on_load(TRUE);
 	u8 *image =
-	    stbi_load(path.c_str(), &imgWidth, &imgHeight, &bytesPerPixel, 0);
+	    stbi_load(path, &imgWidth, &imgHeight, &bytesPerPixel, 0);
 
 	if (!image)
 	{
-		std::cerr << "stdbi_load() failed: " << stbi_failure_reason()
-		          << std::endl;
+		printf("stdbi_load() failed: %s\n", stbi_failure_reason());
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ const i32 asset_loadTextureImage(const std::string path, const std::string name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-Shader *asset_getShader(const std::string name)
+Shader *asset_getShader(const char *const name)
 {
 	if (shaders.count(name) == 1)
 		return &shaders[name];
@@ -50,34 +48,15 @@ Shader *asset_getShader(const std::string name)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-INTERNAL std::string stringFromFile(const std::string &filename)
+INTERNAL GLuint createShaderFromPath(const char *const path, GLuint shadertype)
 {
-	std::ifstream file;
-	file.open(filename.c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+	PlatformFileReadResult file = {0};
 
-	std::string output;
-	std::string line;
+	i32 status = platform_readFileToBuffer(path, &file);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
 
-	if (!file.is_open())
-	{
-		std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed to open file: ") + filename);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		while (file.good())
-		{
-			std::getline(file, line);
-			output.append(line + "\n");
-		}
-	}
-	file.close();
-	return output;
-}
-
-INTERNAL GLuint createShaderFromPath(std::string path, GLuint shadertype)
-{
-	std::string shaderSource = stringFromFile(path);
-	const GLchar *source     = shaderSource.c_str();
+	const GLchar *source = CAST(char *)file.buffer;
 
 	GLuint result = glCreateShader(shadertype);
 	glShaderSource(result, 1, &source, NULL);
@@ -89,15 +68,17 @@ INTERNAL GLuint createShaderFromPath(std::string path, GLuint shadertype)
 	if (!success)
 	{
 		glGetShaderInfoLog(result, 512, NULL, infoLog);
-		std::cout << "glCompileShader failed: " << infoLog << std::endl;
+		printf("glCompileShader() failed: %s\n", infoLog);
 	}
 
+	platform_closeFileReadResult(&file);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
-const i32 asset_loadShaderFiles(const std::string vertexPath,
-                                const std::string fragmentPath,
-                                const std::string name)
+const i32 asset_loadShaderFiles(const char *const vertexPath,
+                                const char *const fragmentPath,
+                                const char *const name)
 {
 	GLuint vertexShader = createShaderFromPath(vertexPath, GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
 	GLuint fragmentShader =
diff --git a/src/Platform.cpp b/src/Platform.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0f17b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Platform.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include <Dengine/Platform.h>
+
+i32 platform_readFileToBuffer(const char *const filePath,
+                              PlatformFileReadResult *file)
+{
+	HANDLE fileHandle = CreateFile(filePath, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ,
+	                               NULL, OPEN_ALWAYS, 0, NULL);
+	if (fileHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	{
+		printf("CreateFile() failed: INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	LARGE_INTEGER fileSize;
+	BOOL status = GetFileSizeEx(fileHandle, &fileSize);
+	if (!status)
+	{
+
+		printf("GetFileSizeEx() failed: %d error number\n",
+		       status);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	// TODO(doyle): Warning we assume files less than 4GB
+	file->buffer = (void *)calloc(fileSize.LowPart, sizeof(char));
+	file->size = fileSize.LowPart;
+
+	DWORD numBytesRead = 0;
+
+	status =
+	    ReadFile(fileHandle, file->buffer, file->size, &numBytesRead, NULL);
+	if (!status)
+	{
+		printf("ReadFile() failed: %d error number\n",
+		       status);
+		free(file->buffer);
+		return status;
+	}
+	else if (numBytesRead != file->size)
+	{
+		printf(
+		    "ReadFile() failed: Number of bytes read doesn't match file "
+		    "size\n");
+		free(file->buffer);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/dengine.cpp b/src/dengine.cpp
index b5a1c89..e719ffb 100644
--- a/src/dengine.cpp
+++ b/src/dengine.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #if 1
 #include <Dengine/AssetManager.h>
-#include <Dengine/Common.h>
-#include <Dengine/OpenGL.h>
 #include <Dengine/Renderer.h>
-#include <Dengine/Shader.h>
 
 #include <WorldTraveller/WorldTraveller.h>
 
diff --git a/src/include/Dengine/AssetManager.h b/src/include/Dengine/AssetManager.h
index a7198c4..781b10c 100644
--- a/src/include/Dengine/AssetManager.h
+++ b/src/include/Dengine/AssetManager.h
@@ -1,38 +1,25 @@
 #ifndef DENGINE_ASSET_MANAGER_H
 #define DENGINE_ASSET_MANAGER_H
 
-#include <Dengine/Common.h>
+#include <Dengine/Platform.h>
 #include <Dengine/Shader.h>
 #include <Dengine/Texture.h>
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 
-enum Assets
-{
-	asset_vertShader,
-	asset_fragShader,
-	asset_hero,
-};
-
-struct AssetManager
-{
-	Textures textures[256];
-	Shaders shaders[256];
-};
 extern std::map<std::string, Texture> textures;
 extern std::map<std::string, Shader> shaders;
 
 /* Texture */
-Texture *asset_getTexture(const std::string name);
-const i32 asset_loadTextureImage(const std::string path,
-                                 const std::string name);
+Texture *asset_getTexture(const char *const name);
+const i32 asset_loadTextureImage(const char *const path,
+                                 const char *const name);
 
 /* Shaders */
-Shader *asset_getShader(const std::string name);
-const i32 asset_loadShaderFiles(const std::string vertexPath,
-                                const std::string fragmentPath,
-                                const std::string name);
+Shader *asset_getShader(const char *const name);
+const i32 asset_loadShaderFiles(const char *const vertexPath,
+                                const char *const fragmentPath,
+                                const char *const name);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/include/Dengine/Common.h b/src/include/Dengine/Common.h
index 0fabab7..49ce187 100644
--- a/src/include/Dengine/Common.h
+++ b/src/include/Dengine/Common.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define DENGINE_COMMON_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 
 typedef uint8_t u8;
 typedef uint32_t u32;
diff --git a/src/include/Dengine/Entity.h b/src/include/Dengine/Entity.h
index 9e60d7c..2ef7222 100644
--- a/src/include/Dengine/Entity.h
+++ b/src/include/Dengine/Entity.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef DENGINE_ENTITY_H
 #define DENGINE_ENTITY_H
 
-#include <Dengine/Common.h>
 #include <Dengine/Texture.h>
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
diff --git a/src/include/Dengine/Platform.h b/src/include/Dengine/Platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ff7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/Dengine/Platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef DENGINE_PLATFORM_H
+#define DENGINE_PLATFORM_H
+
+#include <Dengine/Common.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	void *buffer;
+	i32 size;
+} PlatformFileReadResult;
+
+i32 platform_readFileToBuffer(const char *const filePath,
+                              PlatformFileReadResult *file);
+
+inline void platform_closeFileReadResult(PlatformFileReadResult *file)
+{
+	if (file->buffer)
+	{
+		free(file->buffer);
+	}
+}
+
+#endif