diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78b72338f..400ce4469 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -129,10 +129,22 @@ Examples/test-suite/uffi/*/
 *_wrap.cxx
 *-gypcopy.cxx
 
+# Scratch directories
+Examples/scratch
+
+# Out of source tree build directories
+*build*/
+
+########## Language specific files ##########
+
 # C# generated files
 *_runme.exe.mdb
 *_runme.exe
 
+# Go generated files
+*.[5689]
+*_gc.c
+
 # Javascript generated files
 *.gyp
 
@@ -149,12 +161,3 @@ Examples/test-suite/octave/*.oct
 # Scilab generated files
 loader.sce
 
-# Go generated files
-*.[5689]
-*_gc.c
-
-# Scratch directories
-Examples/scratch
-
-# Out of source tree build directories
-*build*/