Software engineering (SE) evolves rapidly, with changing technology and industry expectations. The curriculum review bodies (e.g., ACM and IEEE-CS working groups) respond well but can have refresh cycles measured in years. For Computer Science and SE educators to be agile, predictive, and adapt to changing technology trends, judicious use of gray literature (GL) can be helpful. Other fields have found GL useful in bridging academic research and industry needs. GL can be extended to SE to aid faculty preparing students for industry. We address two questions: first, given the velocity of technical change, do current curricular guidelines accurately reflect industry practice and need for our graduates? Second, how can we track current and emerging trends to capture relevant competencies? We argue a study of the scholarly literature will have a limited impact on our understanding of current and emerging trends and curriculum designers would do well to utilize GL. We close with recommendations for SE educators.

翻译：软件工程（SE）领域随着技术变革与行业期望的演变而快速发展。课程评审机构（如ACM和IEEE-CS工作组）虽能有效响应，但更新周期往往长达数年。为提升计算机科学与软件工程教育者的敏捷性、前瞻性及适应技术趋势变化的能力，审慎运用灰色文献（GL）可发挥重要作用。其他领域已证实GL在弥合学术研究与行业需求鸿沟中的价值。将GL引入软件工程领域，可帮助教师更好地为学生融入行业做准备。本文探讨两个问题：其一，鉴于技术变革的速度，现行课程指南是否准确反映行业实践与毕业生需求？其二，如何追踪当前及新兴趋势以捕获相关能力？我们认为，基于学术文献的研究对理解当前及新兴趋势作用有限，课程设计者应善用灰色文献。最后我们为软件工程教育者提出建议。