Merge pull request #8 from uakotaobi/gitignore-json-files

Remove unnecessary JSON files from version control

Author: uakotaobi

.gitignore

@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ bin/_pros_ld_timestamp.o
 *.ini
 compile_commands.json
 desktop.ini
-.vscode/*
+
+# See below.
+# .vscode/*
 
 # Additional recommendations, adapted from jpearman's suggestions at
 # https://www.vexforum.com/t/github-with-pros/52291/8.
@@ -114,4 +116,20 @@ desktop.ini
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # MacOS ignores.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-.DS_Store
+.DS_Store
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Our ignores.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# The majority of these JSON files are automatically generated by Visual
+# Studio Code and contain absolute paths, both of which contraindicate
+# placement into version control.  So let's make sure that doesn't happen.
+#
+# Any settings we want to share that have to do with coding style can probably
+# be done by means of an editorconfig file.
+**/.vscode/*.json
+
+# However, these JSON files are special -- they contain properties for an
+# entire VEX project, like its name and firmware SDK version.
+!**/.vscode/vex_project_settings.json