I can't imagine how much time you must have available to be able to respond to an error with: > Could there be a mistake here? in place of simply correcting a

I can't imagine how much time you must have available to be able to respond to an error with: > Could there be a mistake here? in place of simply correcting and then getting back on track with actually solving a presumably difficult problem. <<The Zone>> is a fleeting thing, especially with two programmers. Such nebulous, passive language seems like a guaranteed way to disrupt any kind of flow state.