>There a lots of people who hold VFP in the same esteem relative to VB. In a way, a lot of this issue rests on personal preferences, familiarity, and the real-world problem one is trying to solve.

Yes, I would be willing go out on a limb and say in general the concensus seems to be 20% real-world problem, 15% preference, and 65% familiarity. I gather this from all of the people in RL I've spoken to about their development tools in general