diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d38b28..da9988a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@ playground
 
 # ignore VSCode, cause screw it
 .vscode
+
+# ignore compiled C++ files with given names
+cpp/*
+!cpp/*.cpp
+
+# ignore cache directory
+.cache/