diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 31da392..5b84f6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 .*.swp
 
-.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
 
 # Suggested names for build dirs
 build/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 49872e4..9eb12eb 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
   "editor.formatOnSave": false,
+  "mesonbuild.configureOnOpen": false,
 }