The functions behind the custom shields.io badges that are found in my READMEs
The following are some of my favorite custom badges, and a quick explanation for their existence.
Within my Experiments repository is an example of using AWS CodeDeploy. This example, when fully deployed, creates a website that folks can look at. However, to save cost the website is torn down automatically after some time. To help readers of the README determine the status of the website, I added a badge that would communicate whether the site was AVAILABLE or if it was DESTROYED.