maint/dev ~ (gitignore) update config

.gitignore

@@ -1,30 +1,40 @@
-# v2023-02-04 [rivy]
-# spell-checker:ignore (people) Roy Ivy III * rivy (words) globstar
+# git ignore config file
+# v2023-11-21 [rivy]
+# spell-checker:ignore () yarnrc (jargon) globstar (names) dlang (people) Roy Ivy III * rivy
 
 # NOTE: Git GLOBSTAR syntax [see `git help gitignore`]
 # * ref: [.gitignore] http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore @@ http://archive.is/Rk6rO
 # * ref: [Generate a 'gitignore'](https://gitignore.io) ; eg, <https://gitignore.io/api/node>
 
-# ignore intermediate/undistributed build artifacts
+# build/dist artifacts
 build
 [._@#$]build
+dist
 target
+# note: `git add --force dist && git commit -m 'change: add updated dist artifacts'` will still add any desired distribution artifacts
+# note: `git status --ignored -- build dist target` will still show changes (for release testing)
 
-# ignore coverage data
+# coverage data
 coverage
 [._@#$]coverage
 .nyc_output
 
-# ignore JS import/package-related files
+# D (dlang)
+# * dub
+.dub
+# note: 'dub.selections.json' is a generated file, useful to applications (for reproducible builds) but not generally for libraries; use `git add --froce ...` if needed
+dub.selections.json
+
+# JS/TS
+# * ignore JS import/package-related files
 node_modules
 package-lock.json
 yarn.lock
 # * allow packaging of lock files into '.deps-lock'
 !.deps-lock/package-lock.json
 !.deps-lock/yarn.lock
-
-# ignore `yarn`-related files (allows use of "modern" v2+ `yarn`)
-# * ref: <https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/qa#which-files-should-be-gitignored> @@ <https://archive.is/Sc1Ab>
+# * ignore `yarn`-related files (allows use of "modern" v2+ `yarn`)
+# - ref: <https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/qa#which-files-should-be-gitignored> @@ <https://archive.is/Sc1Ab>
 .pnp.*
 .yarn/*
 !.yarn/patches
@@ -34,3 +44,14 @@ yarn.lock
 !.yarn/versions
 # * use `.yarnrc.yml` for `yarn` config
 .yarnrc
+
+# VSCode
+# * ignore local-only VSCode artifacts
+# - logs/settings
+.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
+.vscode/makefile.extension.output
+# - precompiled headers for IntelliSense ## spell-checker:ignore ipch
+.vscode/ipch/
+
+## local-start
+## local-end