The two pieces of evidence I'd give you as proof of widespread use: 1. The r/visualbasic subreddit is constantly fighting people trying to use it for very low-

The two pieces of evidence I'd give you as proof of widespread use: 1. The r/visualbasic subreddit is constantly fighting people trying to use it for very low-effort homework help (just tell me how to do this problem, rather than asking for specific issues). It's literally every other post to the sub. 2. Almost no Visual Basic books are still published today. The few that are, are college textbooks, which explicitly mention them as being part of a degree: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Visual-Windows-Database-Applications/dp/1337102113 https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Visual-Windows-Database-App...