Is there a standard #include convention for C++?

Question

This is a rather basic question, but it\'s one that\'s bugged me for awhile.

My project has a bunch of .cpp (Implementation) and .hpp (Definition) files.

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Answer 1

Building on what antti.huima said:

Let's say you have classes A, B, and C. A depends on (includes) B, and both A and B depend on C. One day you discover you no longer need to include C in A, because B does it for you, and so you remove that #include statement.

Now what happens if at some point in the future you update B to no longer use C? All of a sudden A is broken for no good reason.