That's what I do as well. Since you can .gitignore entire directories, that makes it easy. And one major advantage is having `git status` tell you if new things

That's what I do as well. Since you can .gitignore entire directories, that makes it easy. And one major advantage is having `git status` tell you if new things show up, so you can decide whether to track or ignore them (or change how/whether they're created in the first place).