Best Practices

1. Follow Conventions: Stick to plural table names, id primary keys, and snake_case columns. It saves configuration time.
2. Use Code Generation: The @fillable annotation provides type safety, which prevents runtime casting errors and makes refactoring easier.
3. Eager Load Relationships: Always use withRelations when iterating over a list of models to avoid N+1 query performance issues.
4. Guard Your Models: Always define fillable or guarded to prevent mass-assignment vulnerabilities.
5. Use Transactions: Wrap related operations (e.g., creating a user and their profile) in a transaction to ensure data consistency.
6. Keep Models Thin: Move complex business logic to Service classes, keeping Models focused on data definition and relationships.
7. Use Scopes: Use Global Scopes for cross-cutting concerns like Multi-Tenancy or Soft Deletes instead of manually adding where clauses everywhere.