rest-arguments.js

function arrayFrom(a) {
	return Array.from(arguments).slice(1);
}

function arraySlice(a) {
	return Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
}

function argsRest(a, ...args) {
	return args;
}

function argsSpread(a) {
	return [...arguments].slice(1);
}

function forArgs(a) {
	var len = arguments.length;
	var args = new Array(len - 1);

	for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
		args.push(arguments[i]);
	}

	return args;
}

var i;

i = 0;
console.time('Array.from');
while (i++ < 1000000) {
	arrayFrom(i, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k');
}
console.timeEnd('Array.from');


i = 0;
console.time('Array.prototype.slice.call');
while (i++ < 1000000) {
	arraySlice(i, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k');
}
console.timeEnd('Array.prototype.slice.call');


i = 0;
console.time('...args rest');
while (i++ < 1000000) {
	argsRest(i, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k');
}
console.timeEnd('...args rest');


i = 0;
console.time('...args spread');
while (i++ < 1000000) {
	argsSpread(i, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k');
}
console.timeEnd('...args spread');


i = 0;
console.time('for (;;)');
while (i++ < 1000000) {
	forArgs(i, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k');
}
console.timeEnd('for (;;)');

Output:

Array.from: 3369.938ms
Array.prototype.slice.call: 4687.895ms
...args rest: 25.267ms
...args spread: 1135.578ms
for (;;): 89.194ms

thanks