diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 259148f..4004433 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+
+# build directories
+build
+build_linux
+
diff --git a/.vscode/easycode.ignore b/.vscode/easycode.ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84722bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/easycode.ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+node_modules/
+dist/
+vendor/
+cache/
+.*/
+*.min.*
+*.test.*
+*.spec.*
+*.bundle.*
+*.bundle-min.*
+*.*.js
+*.*.ts
+*.log
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cad7657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "cmake.configureOnOpen": false
+}
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