Tone and timing matters. If the interviewer had interrupted the candidate's train of thought, or spoken it during a particularly tense moment, it can really throw off their game.
Code reviews after already being hired and accepted into a company are not comparable to interviews during the application process, when the specter of rejection still looms.
Code reviews after already being hired and accepted into a company are not comparable to interviews during the application process, when the specter of rejection still looms.