diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c0e3db85..c603a39eb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,41 +1,153 @@
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
+## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
 
-#ignore thumbnails created by windows
-Thumbs.db
-#Ignore files build by Visual Studio
-*.obj
-*.exe
-*.pdb
+# User-specific files
+*.suo
 *.user
-*.aps
-*.pch
-*.vspscc
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+*.userprefs
+
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Rr]eleases/
+x64/
+x86/
+build/
+bld/
+[Bb]in/
+[Oo]bj/
+
+# Visual Studo 2015 cache/options directory
+.vs/
+
+# MSTest test Results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUNIT
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+
+# Build Results of an ATL Project
+[Dd]ebugPS/
+[Rr]eleasePS/
+dlldata.c
+
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
-*.ncb
-*.suo
+*_i.h
+*.ilk
+*.meta
+*.obj
+*.pch
+*.pdb
+*.pgc
+*.pgd
+*.rsp
+*.sbr
 *.tlb
+*.tli
 *.tlh
+*.tmp
+*.tmp_proj
+*.log
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+.builds
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+*.scc
+*.exe
 *.bak
 *.cache
-*.ilk
-*.log
-[Bb]in
-[Dd]ebug*/
 *.lib
-*.sbr
-*.pidb
-obj/
-[Rr]elease*/
-_ReSharper*/
-[Tt]est[Rr]esult*
-*.userprefs
-AppPackages/
-*.ncrunchproject
-*.nupkg
-*.sdf
-*.opensdf
 
-#NuGet
+# Chutzpah Test files
+_Chutzpah*
+
+# Visual C++ cache files
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cachefile
+
+# Visual Studio profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+
+# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+$tf/
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# JustCode is a .NET coding addin-in
+.JustCode
+
+# TeamCity is a build add-in
+_TeamCity*
+
+# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+*.dotCover
+
+# NCrunch
+_NCrunch_*
+.*crunch*.local.xml
+*.ncrunchproject
+
+# MightyMoose
+*.mm.*
+AutoTest.Net/
+
+# Web workbench (sass)
+.sass-cache/
+
+# Installshield output folder
+[Ee]xpress/
+
+# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+DocProject/buildhelp/
+DocProject/Help/*.HxT
+DocProject/Help/*.HxC
+DocProject/Help/*.hhc
+DocProject/Help/*.hhk
+DocProject/Help/*.hhp
+DocProject/Help/Html2
+DocProject/Help/html
+
+# Click-Once directory
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+# TODO: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings 
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+*.pubxml
+*.publishproj
+
+# NuGet Packages
+*.nupkg
+# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
+**/packages/*
+# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
+!**/packages/build/
+# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
+#!**/packages/repositories.config
 packages/
 !packages/Microsoft.Office.js.1.0.0/
 !packages/repositories.config
@@ -44,6 +156,61 @@ packages/
 !NuGet.exe
 *.orig
 
+# Windows Azure Build Output
+csx/
+*.build.csdef
+
+# Windows Store app package directory
+AppPackages/
+
+# Others
+*.[Cc]ache
+ClientBin/
+[Ss]tyle[Cc]op.*
+~$*
+*~
+*.dbmdl
+*.dbproj.schemaview
+*.pfx
+*.publishsettings
+node_modules/
+bower_components/
+
+# RIA/Silverlight projects
+Generated_Code/
+
+# Backup & report files from converting an old project file
+# to a newer Visual Studio version. Backup files are not needed,
+# because we have git ;-)
+_UpgradeReport_Files/
+Backup*/
+UpgradeLog*.XML
+UpgradeLog*.htm
+
+# SQL Server files
+*.mdf
+*.ldf
+
+# Business Intelligence projects
+*.rdl.data
+*.bim.layout
+*.bim_*.settings
+
+# Microsoft Fakes
+FakesAssemblies/
+
+# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
+.ntvs_analysis.dat
+
+# Visual Studio 6 build log
+*.plg
+
+# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
+*.opt
+
+#ignore thumbnails created by windows
+Thumbs.db
+
 # Xcode
 .DS_Store
 */build/*
@@ -64,8 +231,4 @@ DerivedData
 *.xccheckout
 
 #CocoaPods
-Pods
-
-#Remove Xamarin Components - hope they autodownload
-Components/
-nuspec/nuget.exe
+Pods
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
deleted file mode 100644
index cabb65017..000000000
--- a/Gemfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-source "http://rubygems.org"
-
-gem 'rake'
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a4cbb276..000000000
--- a/Rakefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-require 'rake/clean'
-
-@file_version = "1.0.0.0"
-
-MDTOOL = "/Applications/Xamarin Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/mdtool"
-APPS = %w{
-    MvvmCross_All_Incl_Mac.sln
-}
-
-task :default => [:clean, :build]
-
-def mdbuild solution, opts = {}
-    sh "'#{MDTOOL}' build \"--configuration:Release|Unified\" '#{solution}'", opts
-end
-
-desc "Compile projects"
-task :build do
-     APPS.each do |sln|
-     	       mdbuild sln
-     end
-end
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