diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e1f0b6..999bc0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+# Binaries
+*.7z
+*.dmg
+*.gz
+*.iso
+*.jar
+*.rar
+*.tar
+*.zip
+*.war
+*.ear
+*.sar
+*.class
+
+# Maven 
+target/
+
+# eclipse project file
+.settings/
+.classpath
+.project
+
+
+# IntelliJ project files 
+*.iml
+*.iws
+*.ipr
+.idea/
+
+
+
+# NetBeans specific
+nbproject/private/
+build/
+nbbuild/
+dist/
+nbdist/
+nbactions.xml
+nb-configuration.xml
+
 # Windows image file caches
 Thumbs.db
 ehthumbs.db
@@ -45,4 +85,4 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 Network Trash Folder
 Temporary Items
 .apdisk
-/target/
+