Most applications display lists of various things and they usually display these lists in slightly different ways. In my opinion, there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution to building these lists, but there is a pattern that seems to work pretty well. It consists of three parts: the list, the list-item, and the item. In addition to partitioning your lists into smaller pieces that are easier to deal with, it also makes it very easy to add both css styling and ajax behaviors to your lists.