diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 20c00c5..8a0bc9e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ void create_instance(ApplicationState* state) {
     free(extensions);
 }
 
+//find the queues families from which we can allocate all the types of queues we need
 QueueFamilyIndices find_queue_families(ApplicationState* state, VkPhysicalDevice device) {
     struct QueueFamilyIndices ret = {0};
     uint32_t queue_family_count = 0;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ QueueFamilyIndices find_queue_families(ApplicationState* state, VkPhysicalDevice
     return ret;
 }
 
-//get supported formats and modes
+//get supported formats and modes for swapchains
 SwapChainSupportDetails get_swapchain_details(ApplicationState* state, VkPhysicalDevice device) {
     SwapChainSupportDetails ret = {0};
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ bool extensions_supported(ApplicationState* state, VkPhysicalDevice device) {
     return true;
 }
 
+//check all the requirements for a physical device
 void pick_physical_device(ApplicationState* state) {
     uint32_t device_count = 0;
     vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(state->instance, &device_count, NULL);
@@ -504,6 +506,7 @@ void create_swap_chain(ApplicationState* state) {
     state->swapchain_extent = extent;
 }
 
+//image views allow us to interact with images
 void create_image_views(ApplicationState* state) {
     printf("creating image views\n");
     state->swapchain_image_views = malloc(sizeof(VkImageView) * state->swapchain_image_count);
@@ -608,6 +611,15 @@ void create_render_pass(ApplicationState* state) {
     render_pass_info.pSubpasses = &subpass;
 
     //subpass dependencies
+    //
+    //subpasses in a render pass automatically handle image layout transitions, the transitions are controlled by
+    //subpass dependencies, which specify dependencies between various subpasses.
+    //
+    //There are implicit subpasses before and after the single subpass we have
+    //
+    //we currently have an issue where the image transition at the start of the render pass does not occur at the
+    //right time, since it assumes it happens at the start of the pipeline, but the image may not have been acquired
+    //by that point
     VkSubpassDependency dependency = {0};
     //implicit subpass before or after rendering is complete
     dependency.srcSubpass = VK_SUBPASS_EXTERNAL;
@@ -899,6 +911,7 @@ void record_command_buffer(ApplicationState* state, VkCommandBuffer command_buff
 
     vkCmdBindPipeline(command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, state->graphics_pipeline);
 
+    //setup dynamic state
     VkViewport viewport = {0};
     viewport.x = 0.0f;
     viewport.y = 0.0f;
@@ -962,15 +975,20 @@ void init_vulkan(ApplicationState* state) {
 }
 
 void draw_frame(ApplicationState* state) {
+    //wait for the previous frame to be rendered
     vkWaitForFences(state->device, 1, &state->in_flight_frames, VK_TRUE, UINT64_MAX);
     vkResetFences(state->device, 1, &state->in_flight_frames);
 
     uint32_t image_index;
+    //get images from the swapchain and signal when the image is ready
     vkAcquireNextImageKHR(state->device, state->swapchain, UINT64_MAX, state->image_available_semaph, VK_NULL_HANDLE, &image_index);
 
+    //reset and setup the commands we want to run
     vkResetCommandBuffer(state->command_buffer, 0);
     record_command_buffer(state, state->command_buffer, image_index);
 
+
+    //specify what to wait for before execution can begin
     VkSubmitInfo submit_info = {0};
     submit_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;