Clean up .gitignore file format and comments

Streamline formatting by consolidating lines and improving readability. Clarify and correct comments for various tools and directories, ensuring consistency.

.gitignore

@@ -1,41 +1,36 @@
-## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
-## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
 
 # User-specific files
 *.suo
 *.user
 *.userosscache
 *.sln.docstates
-
-# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
-*.userprefs
+*.userprefs  # MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio
 
 # Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/
 [Rr]elease/
 [Rr]eleases/
-x64/
-x86/
-bld/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
 [Ll]og/
+x64/
+x86/
+bld/
 
-# Visual Studio 2015 cache/options directory
+# Visual Studio cache/options directories
 .vs/
-# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
-#wwwroot/
 
-# MSTest test Results
+# MSTest test results
 [Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
 [Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
 
-# NUNIT
+# NUnit test results
 *.VisualState.xml
 TestResult.xml
 
-# Build Results of an ATL Project
+# Build results for ATL projects
 [Dd]ebugPS/
 [Rr]eleasePS/
 dlldata.c
@@ -44,6 +39,7 @@ dlldata.c
 project.lock.json
 artifacts/
 
+# Common files
 *_i.c
 *_p.c
 *_i.h
@@ -64,12 +60,12 @@ artifacts/
 *.log
 *.vspscc
 *.vssscc
-.builds
+*.builds
 *.pidb
 *.svclog
 *.scc
 
-# Chutzpah Test files
+# Chutzpah test files
 _Chutzpah*
 
 # Visual C++ cache files
@@ -89,24 +85,24 @@ ipch/
 *.vspx
 *.sap
 
-# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+# TFS 2012 local workspace
 $tf/
 
 # Guidance Automation Toolkit
 *.gpState
 
-# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+# ReSharper: a .NET coding add-in
 _ReSharper*/
 *.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
 *.DotSettings.user
 
-# JustCode is a .NET coding add-in
+# JustCode: a .NET coding add-in
 .JustCode
 
-# TeamCity is a build add-in
+# TeamCity: a build add-in
 _TeamCity*
 
-# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+# DotCover: a code coverage tool
 *.dotCover
 
 # NCrunch
@@ -118,13 +114,13 @@ nCrunchTemp_*
 *.mm.*
 AutoTest.Net/
 
-# Web workbench (sass)
+# Web workbench (SASS)
 .sass-cache/
 
-# Installshield output folder
+# InstallShield output folder
 [Ee]xpress/
 
-# DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
+# DocProject: a documentation generator add-in
 DocProject/buildhelp/
 DocProject/Help/*.HxT
 DocProject/Help/*.HxC
@@ -134,39 +130,30 @@ DocProject/Help/*.hhp
 DocProject/Help/Html2
 DocProject/Help/html
 
-# Click-Once directory
+# ClickOnce directory
 publish/
 
-# Publish Web Output
+# 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
+ *.pubxml
 *.publishproj
 
-# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
-# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
-# in these scripts will be unencrypted
+# Microsoft Azure web app publish settings
 PublishScripts/
 
-# NuGet Packages
+# 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
-# NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignoreable files
 *.nuget.props
 *.nuget.targets
 
-# Microsoft Azure Build Output
+# Microsoft Azure build output
 csx/
 *.build.csdef
 
-# Microsoft Azure Emulator
+# Microsoft Azure emulator
 ecf/
 rcf/
 
@@ -177,9 +164,7 @@ Package.StoreAssociation.xml
 _pkginfo.txt
 
 # Visual Studio cache files
-# files ending in .cache can be ignored
 *.[Cc]ache
-# but keep track of directories ending in .cache
 !*.[Cc]ache/
 
 # Others
@@ -193,16 +178,13 @@ ClientBin/
 node_modules/
 orleans.codegen.cs
 
-# Since there are multiple workflows, uncomment next line to ignore bower_components
-# (https://github.com/github/gitignore/pull/1529#issuecomment-104372622)
-#bower_components/
+# Uncomment this line if you use bower
+# 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 ;-)
+# Backup and report files from project conversion
 _UpgradeReport_Files/
 Backup*/
 UpgradeLog*.XML
@@ -223,13 +205,11 @@ FakesAssemblies/
 # GhostDoc plugin setting file
 *.GhostDoc.xml
 
-# Node.js Tools for Visual Studio
+# Node.js tools for Visual Studio
 .ntvs_analysis.dat
 
-# Visual Studio 6 build log
+# Visual Studio 6 build log and workspace options files
 *.plg
-
-# Visual Studio 6 workspace options file
 *.opt
 
 # Visual Studio LightSwitch build output
@@ -249,4 +229,4 @@ paket-files/
 
 # JetBrains Rider
 .idea/
-*.sln.iml
+*.sln.iml