Best Practices for Using Enums in Rails 8 #

1. Always use the new syntax (enum :attribute) instead of the older hash-based approach.
2. Ensure database integrity by setting default and null: false constraints in migrations.
3. Use prefixes and suffixes wisely to avoid method conflicts.
4. Avoid renaming enum keys after data has been stored, as it can break existing records.
5. Use enum helper methods (user.active?, user.active!) instead of manually querying and updating status values.