diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1f3e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.DS_Store
+build/*
+build_*/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DroidStar.code-workspace b/DroidStar.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3b45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DroidStar.code-workspace
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+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {
+		"git.ignoreLimitWarning": true
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file