Comparative analysis of Kotlin coroutines with Java and Scala in parallel programming

Adrian Zieliński

adrian.zielinski@pollub.edu.pl
Lublin University of Technology (Poland)

Abstract

The article presents a comparison of Kotlin coroutines with analogous solutions in Java and Scala in parallel programming using chosen metric and non-metric criteria. For that purpose, a multi-module project with corresponding implementations of selected algorithms in all of the three languages was created and then analyzed. The studies were preceded by a description of the created project.


Keywords:

kotlin, parallel programming, jvm, coroutines

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2020-09-30

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Zieliński, A. (2020). Comparative analysis of Kotlin coroutines with Java and Scala in parallel programming. Journal of Computer Sciences Institute, 16, 241–246. https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.2002

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Adrian Zieliński 
adrian.zielinski@pollub.edu.pl
Lublin University of Technology Poland

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