Hasnt happened to me either. I know some people have micro freezes but no one has really found a reason for it. If your having anything other than that Id say it is more likely to be your computer. In your case you run two laptops and if it is happening on both then Id look at the internet connection.
No one is "changing code in real time". Everyones first instinct is to "go there". It can never be a persons computer or his/her connection. If there is a bug in the game the boards would be on fire with everyone posting complaints. Seeing that isnt happening it is more likely a personal issue. Considering how many computers are out there and how many issues they can have it isnt too far fetched that a small group of people are having issues at the same time.
These are the things you have control of......
Clean your computer, blow it out and clean the fins, blades and be sure all fans are running.
Clean the software, runs disk scans, malware scans, defrag and be sure you find any programs that are running in the background that you dont need and shut them down.
Check your connection. again be sure its a good and clean as you can get. Reboot routers and modems. Routers and modems dont last for ever. In my experience after a few years they start getting flaky and need to be rebooted more often. Some times a software update helps, but if you find yourself rebooting more than once a week, it might be time for a new unit.