Performance comparison of the Java and Kotlin programming languages based on an auto-scroller mobile game

Piotr Gajek; Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik

doi:10.35784/jcsi.6314

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Published: Dec 30, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.6314

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.6314

Authors

Piotr Gajek

piotr.gajek@pollub.edu.pl

Lublin University of Technology

Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik

m.plechawska@pollub.pl

Lublin University of Technology

Abstract

The article contains a performance comparison of two mobile applications, developed in the Java and Kotlin programming languages respectively. The applications took the form of an auto-scroller game and shared their graphics assets. The aim of the work was to confirm or reject the hypothesis: Java is slightly more efficient than Kotlin in the presented context. The subject of comparison was the consumption of CPU, RAM and the device’s battery resources. The mentioned metrics were obtained using the Android Profiler tool. The study was conducted using two mobile devices. The results confirm the research hypothesis.

Keywords:

mobile application, performance comparison, Java, Kotlin

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Edytor grafiki wektorowej Inkscape, https://inkscape.org/.

Oficjalne zintegrowane środowisko programistyczne Android Studio, https://developer.android.com/studio/.

Dokumentacja narzędzi Android Profiler, https://developer.android.com/studio/profile.

Gajek, P., & Plechawska-Wójcik, M. (2024). Performance comparison of the Java and Kotlin programming languages based on an auto-scroller mobile game. Journal of Computer Sciences Institute, 33, 285–291. https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.6314

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