diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f2e965..ebff54d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
+# various IDEs and backup files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+**/*~
+
 # dependencies
 /node_modules
 /.pnp