From c1a6c61df8bfab9480bc7800d5ab08b14bc059ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Calvin A. Allen" <calvin@codingwithcalvin.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): remove retired VS Marketplace shields.io badges

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 README.md | 15 ---------------
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   </a>
 </p>
 
-<p align="center">
-  <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/v/CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder?style=for-the-badge" alt="Marketplace Version">
-  </a>
-  <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/i/CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder?style=for-the-badge" alt="Marketplace Installations">
-  </a>
-  <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/d/CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder?style=for-the-badge" alt="Marketplace Downloads">
-  </a>
-  <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/r/CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder?style=for-the-badge" alt="Marketplace Rating">
-  </a>
-</p>
-
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 A Visual Studio 2022/2026 extension that adds a right-click context menu command to open the project's bin folder. It intelligently uses the currently active solution/project configuration to navigate to the correct output folder (Debug, Release, etc.).