diff --git a/lib/loop/userloop.js b/lib/loop/userloop.js
index 5f40363..8c034f1 100644
--- a/lib/loop/userloop.js
+++ b/lib/loop/userloop.js
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 // UserLoop
 // -----------------------------------------
 //
-var BUILD_AS_SINGLE_FILE;
-if (!BUILD_AS_SINGLE_FILE) {
 var util = require('../util');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var Loop = require('./loop').Loop;
 var Program = require('../user/program').Program;
-}
+var _ = require('underscore');
 
 var USER_LOOP_OPTIONS = exports.USER_LOOP_OPTIONS = {
     program: undefined,
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ var UserLoop = exports.UserLoop = function UserLoop(programOrSpec, args, conditi
 
     this.id = util.uid();
     this.programFn = programOrSpec;
-    this.programArgs = args;
+    this.programArgs = args || {};
     this.restartProgram();
     this.conditions = conditions || [];
     this.running = false;
@@ -52,7 +50,8 @@ UserLoop.prototype.start = function() {
     var self = this,
         startLoop = function() {
             self.emit('start');
-            self.loop_();
+            console.log("Starting main program: " + self.programFn.program.name);
+            self.loop_(self.headProgram);
         };
 
     if (self.running) { return; }
@@ -65,31 +64,71 @@ UserLoop.prototype.stop = function() {
     this.running = false;
 };
 
+UserLoop.prototype.wireInDependentPrograms = function(parentProgram, dependents) {
+    var self = this;
+    _(dependents).each(function(dependent) {
+        parentProgram.on(dependent.onEvent, function(eventArgs) {
+            console.log('Starting dependent program: ' + dependent.program.name);
+            
+            // Creates and starts the child program
+            var startChild = function() {
+                var child = new Program(dependent.program.program, eventArgs);
+                if (dependent.dependents) {
+                    self.wireInDependentPrograms(child, dependent.dependents);
+                }
+
+                self.loop_(child);
+            };
+
+            if (!dependent.cardinality)
+                dependent.cardinality = 1;
+
+            // Support only triggering dependent programs some of the time
+            if (dependent.cardinality < 1) {
+                if (Number.random() < dependent.cardinality) {
+                    startChild();
+                }
+            } else {
+                _(dependent.cardinality).times(function() {
+                    startChild();
+                });
+            }
+
+        });
+    });
+};
+
 UserLoop.prototype.restartProgram = function() {
-    this.program = new Program(this.programFn, this.programArgs);
+    if (_(this.programFn).isFunction()) {
+        this.headProgram = new Program(this.programFn, this.programArgs);
+    } else {
+        this.headProgram = new Program(this.programFn.program.program, this.programArgs);
+        this.wireInDependentPrograms(this.headProgram, this.programFn.dependents);
+    }
+
 };
 
 /** Checks conditions and schedules the next loop iteration. 'startiteration' is emitted before each
 iteration and 'enditeration' is emitted after. */
-UserLoop.prototype.loop_ = function() {
-
+UserLoop.prototype.loop_ = function(program) {
     var self = this, result, active,
         callfun = function() {
             result = null; active = true;
-            if (self.program.finished()) {
-                self.restartProgram();
+            if (program.finished()) {
+                // TODO: How's this gonna work with dependent programs?
+                // self.restartProgram();
+                return;
             }
 
-            var isRequest = self.program.pendingIsRequest();
+            var isRequest = program.pendingIsRequest();
             if (isRequest) {
                 self.emit('startiteration');
             }
-            self.program.next(function(res) {
+            program.next(function(res) {
                 if (isRequest) {
-                    console.log('e');
                     self.emit('enditeration', res);
                 }
-                self.loop_();
+                self.loop_(program);
             });
         };
 
diff --git a/lib/user/program.js b/lib/user/program.js
index b99690a..f613918 100644
--- a/lib/user/program.js
+++ b/lib/user/program.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-var BUILD_AS_SINGLE_FILE;
-if (BUILD_AS_SINGLE_FILE === undefined) {
-var util = require('../util');
-}
+var util = require('../util'),
+    EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+
 
 var Program = exports.Program = function(fun, args) {
     this._plan = [];
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@ var Program = exports.Program = function(fun, args) {
     fun(this, args);
 };
 
+util.inherits(Program, EventEmitter);
+
 // Registration
 
 Program.interpreters = {};
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ Program.prototype.finished = function() {
 Program.registerInterpreter('wait', function(duration, next) {
     setTimeout(next, duration);
 });
+