Shallow in a sentence as a noun

But when these kids grow up, they will regret the years wasted on such shallow 'problems'.

The depth of field is usually shallow, and that's great for 2D, but catastrophic for 3D.

Most discussions are shallow, some people don't even bother reading the story.

Where's the test code that shows the problems they had with the write lock?This is an extremely shallow analysis.

Shallow in a sentence as a verb

My blood boils every time I read it as it is the most disingenuous, calculated, shallow tripe you can trot out when you **** up.

It's true that not all bugs will be shallow, no matter how many eyes are on software, but I don't think the expression was meant to be taken literally.

Raymond's quip may be somewhat hyperbolic for effect, but I think it's harder to argue with the assertion that "with many eyes, many bugs are shallow".

Browsing on +5 lets you quickly get shallow overview of the interesting discussion in a short time even for stories with hundreds or thousands of comments.

Shallow in a sentence as an adjective

The law states that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"; or more formally: "Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone.

There is the "digital dualist" theory, that basically says online/offline is a zero sum game and social media makes friendships shallow and disposable, and there is the "augmented reality" theory that all is connected, that what we do online is real life and not something different.

Shallow definitions

noun

a stretch of shallow water

See also: shoal

verb

make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"

See also: shoal

verb

become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"

See also: shoal

adjective

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"

adjective

not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"

adjective

lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"