Based on early research on the topic of future-proofing, author Brian Rich published the first major contributions to the Wikipedia article on Future-proofing.  In this article, originally published in early 2014, Rich lays out an early version of the Principles of Future-Proofing and discusses the literary use of the term in a multitude of industries.  No cohesive, complete concept of future-proofing had been developed until this article is published.  See the current edition of the Wikipedia article here.