diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63ef476..6af4659 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -111,3 +111,17 @@ debian/howdy.substvars
 debian/files
 debian/debhelper-build-stamp
 debian/howdy
+
+# vscode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
+*.vsix
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