# Haskell programmer:
my ($head, @tail) = @array;

# Shell programmer
my $head = shift @array;
my @tail = @array;

# Perlfunc Author
my $head = splice @array, 0, 1;
my @tail = @array;

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# Haskell programmer:
my ($head, @tail) = list;

# Shell programmer
my @tail = list;
my $head = shift @tail;

# Perlfunc Author
my @tail = list;
my $head = splice @tail, 0, 1;