shift() vs splice() vs destructuring

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Setup

let arr = Array.from({
    length: 1_000
}, (_, index) => index);
let head;

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shift()
while (arr.length) {
  arr.shift();
}
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splice()
while (arr.length) {
  head = arr.splice(0, 1);
}
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destructuring
while (arr.length) {
	[head, ...arr] = arr;
}
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