diff --git a/zig-ecs/.vscode/launch.json b/zig-ecs/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0251a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zig-ecs/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "lldb Debug ecs binary",
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/zig-cache/bin/ecs",
+            "args": [],
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build Project",
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zig-ecs/.vscode/tasks.json b/zig-ecs/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..425f970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zig-ecs/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "Build Project",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "zig build",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build and Run Project",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "zig build run",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Test Project",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "zig build test",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "presentation": {
+                "clear": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build and Run Current File",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "zig run ${file}",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "clear": true
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build and Run Tests in Current File",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "zig test ${file}",
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "presentation": {
+                "clear": true
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zig-ecs/build.zig b/zig-ecs/build.zig
index d182520..679ac1c 100644
--- a/zig-ecs/build.zig
+++ b/zig-ecs/build.zig
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
 
         // first element in the list is added as "run" so "zig build run" works
         if (i == 0) {
+            exe.name = "ecs";
+            exe.setOutputDir("zig-cache/bin");
             const run_exe_step = b.step("run", b.fmt("run {}.zig", .{name}));
             run_exe_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
         }