The defining feature of Dyalog Version 12.0 is support for Unicode character data. Unicode is an industry standard allowing
computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in any of the world's writing systems. It assigns a number,
or code point, to each of approximately 100,000 characters, including the APL character set.
The workshop will briefly introduce the new Unicode features, and then focus on the differences between the Classic and
Unicode "editions" of Version 12.0. The Classic edition, which is upwards compatible with version 11.0, will continue to exist
for an extended period to allow for an orderly migration. The workshop will discuss inter-operability between the editions,
and offer suggestions on how to approach the issue of migrating applications to take advantage of the Unicode data.