CoffeScript Splats example

splats.coffee

leaderboard = ["ERC", "AMY", "BOB", "AAA", "STU"]
[winner, others..., loser] = leaderboard

console.log """
            First place: #{winner}.
            Last place: #{loser}.
            """

splats.js

// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0
(function() {
  var leaderboard, loser, others, winner, _i,
    __slice = [].slice;

  leaderboard = ["ERC", "AMY", "BOB", "AAA", "STU"];

  winner = leaderboard[0],
  others = 3 <= leaderboard.length ? __slice.call(leaderboard, 1, _i = leaderboard.length - 1) : (_i = 1, []),
  loser = leaderboard[_i++];

  console.log("First place: " + winner + ".\nLast place: " + loser + ".");

}).call(this);