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I can imagine it, but that isn't really the same task. Procedural languages require you to name variables. Wires are not named. For loops and case statements are one drag for numerous lines of code. The editors are different. The languages are different.
The first year of FRC I watched a C++ programmer with print statements streaming by at a million miles per hour. I started helping and they kept adding print statements and waving the target around. We eventually hooked the camera up to LabVIEW, probed the image, saw that the camera wasn't focused, that the C++ programmer was holding the target way too close to the camera, and that they needed to modify the color threshold.
The tools are different and that is a good thing. FRC is all about exploring and learning new approaches. I don't use LV for all projects and I don't use C/C++ for all projects. Make your own choice, but please don't misrepresent.
Greg McKaskle