diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c2b884..53505e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-# ---> VisualStudioCode
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/settings.json
-!.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
-!.vscode/extensions.json
-!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+# VisualStudioCode
+.vscode
 
 # Local History for Visual Studio Code
 .history/
 
-# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
-*.vsix
+# build artifacts
+build
 
+# linter cruft
+compile_commands.json
+.cache