shallow

proverb To do something by using the easiest method available. Let's just cross the stream where it is shallowest and find a spot that you can pull right in to—don't worry about parallel parking. Of course he crawled in though the window instead of just opening the unlocked back door. He's never been one to cross the stream where it is shallowest. Yeah, I could have tried to fix it myself, but I'd rather cross the stream where it is shallowest and enlist the help of a professional!

Testing out software with a large base of developers allows for bugs to be found, understood, and corrected quickly. Also known as "Linus's law" in honor of Linus Torvalds, developer of the Linux kernel. Come on, one of us will be able to figure out what's causing this bug. Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow, right? Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow—that's why I want this round of testing open to more people. A: "No, I want more eyes on this version before we publish it to the store." B: "You have a point. Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow, right?"

proverb Foolish, unwise, or stupid people are the most talkative. Of course silly old Aunt Helen babbles constantly—shallow brooks are noisy.

Used humorously to indicate that one's deficiencies, especially one's lack of intelligence, have likely arisen from inbreeding or an inferior genetic heredity. He accidentally snipped the cord of the hedge trimmer, so he tried to stick the wires directly into the power outlet. He must have been born in the shallow end of the gene pool.

Prov. To do things in the easiest possible way. Jill: How can I get Fred to give me permission to start this project? Jane: Cross the stream where it is shallowest. First ask Fred's boss for permission; I'm sure she'll give it to you. Then Fred will have to agree.