diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..e420ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/*
diff --git a/class/my-project/.gitignore b/class/my-project/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/class/my-project/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/class/my-project/Cargo.lock b/class/my-project/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..996477f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/class/my-project/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "my-project"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/class/my-project/Cargo.toml b/class/my-project/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..aebde11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/class/my-project/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "my-project"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/class/my-project/src/main.rs b/class/my-project/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/class/my-project/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/notes b/notes
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index 0000000..3396468
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+++ b/notes
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+# create a project without creating a git repo
+cargo new --vcs=none my-new-project
+
+