Started work on templates article

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+#include <iostream>
+
+template <typename S, typename T>
+class Pair {
+public:
+        S first;
+        T second;
+
+        Pair(S s, T t) : first{s}, second{t} {}
+
+        void print() const {
+                std::cout << "(" << first << ", " << second << ")";
+        }
+};
+
+int main() {
+        Pair<int, char> p(42, 'x');
+        p.second = 'y';
+
+        std::cout << "p =";
+        p.print();
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+
+        Pair q(1.23, 7); // template argument deduction
+
+        std::cout << "q =";
+        q.print();
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+
+        std::cout << "int type name: " << typeid(7).name() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "char type name: " << typeid('x').name() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "double type name: " << typeid(1.23).name() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "Type of p: " << typeid(p).name() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "Type of q: " << typeid(q).name() << std::endl;
+}