Meta-Framework Tax: SvelteKit's 72% Bundle Overhead Mirrors Industry Pattern

This analysis exposes the real cost of meta-framework abstractions: SvelteKit bundles routing, state management, and data-loading utilities by default, even for single-page apps that don't need them. The 72% overhead follows the same pattern as Nuxt and represents a structural design choice—meta-frameworks assume apps will grow and accept a fixed routing cost upfront. Despite the overhead, SvelteKit remains 33% smaller than React, demonstrating that Svelte's compact baseline still absorbs the framework tax more efficiently than alternatives.