diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/FrameworkDependencyCharts.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/CorePackageDependencyCharts.astro
similarity index 88%
rename from packages/docs/src/components/FrameworkDependencyCharts.astro
rename to packages/docs/src/components/CorePackageDependencyCharts.astro
index 68f95465..076e86e1 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/FrameworkDependencyCharts.astro
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/CorePackageDependencyCharts.astro
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ function getChartData(metric: DependencyMetric) {
---
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/FirstPartyDependencyCharts.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/FirstPartyDependencyCharts.astro
index 73d40ac4..4a4bd69c 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/FirstPartyDependencyCharts.astro
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/FirstPartyDependencyCharts.astro
@@ -28,25 +28,25 @@ function getDependencyChartData(metric: DependencyMetric) {
---
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/DependencyCharts.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/StarterDependencyCharts.astro
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/docs/src/components/DependencyCharts.astro
rename to packages/docs/src/components/StarterDependencyCharts.astro
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/DependencyStatsTable.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/StarterDependencyStatsTable.astro
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/docs/src/components/DependencyStatsTable.astro
rename to packages/docs/src/components/StarterDependencyStatsTable.astro
index b0a17163..6e7a9a77 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/DependencyStatsTable.astro
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/StarterDependencyStatsTable.astro
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const depsColumns = [
---
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/Description.mdx b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/Description.mdx
index 802878fb..a821ff73 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/Description.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/Description.mdx
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
Methodology: [Dependency Counts](/methodology/#dependency-counts).
-These views separate a framework's core package, the direct packages maintained by
-its ecosystem, and the complete default starter configuration.
+Measuring a meta-framework's dependencies isn't as straightforward as you might think. You could:
+
+- Measure just the meta-framework package itself
+- Maybe a full project setup
+
+Both approaches have flaws. Some meta-frameworks need many other packages to work. A full project setup can include more packages than necessary.
+
+To provide a clearer picture, we run the dependency-count tests three times, starting small and expanding in scope. In this order, we:
+
+1. Start with the meta-framework package itself, for example, `@sveltejs/kit`
+2. We then expand this to the meta-framework and its first-party packages. Looking at `@sveltejs/kit` again, this means any package maintained by the meta-framework authors that's needed to run a project, for example, the `svelte` package.
+3. Finally, we count the dependencies for the entire `starter-*` project. Their CLI or documentation recommends this setup by default, so this is the default most people will start with.
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FirstPartyDescription.mdx b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FirstPartyDescription.mdx
index e8601618..fc4db70c 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FirstPartyDescription.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FirstPartyDescription.mdx
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-Next, we look at the direct framework-maintained packages that each starter
-declares. This excludes the starter's third-party setup packages.
+Looking at a meta-framework’s first-party packages. For `@sveltejs/kit`, this means packages maintained by the meta-framework authors that are needed to run a project, for example, `svelte`.
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkDescription.mdx b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkDescription.mdx
index 012768fa..6b362951 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkDescription.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkDescription.mdx
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-First, we look at the direct dependency counts of the meta-framework package
-itself.
+The meta-framework package itself, for example, `@sveltejs/kit`.
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkResults.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkResults.astro
index 930438bf..1189a0da 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkResults.astro
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/FrameworkResults.astro
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
---
import { Content as Description } from './FrameworkDescription.mdx'
-import FrameworkDependencyStatsTable from '../../FrameworkDependencyStatsTable.astro'
-import FrameworkDependencyCharts from '../../FrameworkDependencyCharts.astro'
+import CorePackageDependencyStatsTable from '../../CorePackageDependencyStatsTable.astro'
+import CorePackageDependencyCharts from '../../CorePackageDependencyCharts.astro'
---
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/StarterResults.astro b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/StarterResults.astro
index 66eb023c..1ba62260 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/StarterResults.astro
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/benchmarks/dependency-counts/StarterResults.astro
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
---
import { Content as Description } from './StarterDescription.mdx'
-import DependencyStatsTable from '../../DependencyStatsTable.astro'
-import DependencyCharts from '../../DependencyCharts.astro'
+import StarterDependencyStatsTable from '../../StarterDependencyStatsTable.astro'
+import StarterDependencyCharts from '../../StarterDependencyCharts.astro'
---
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/setup/DevTimeSetup.mdx b/packages/docs/src/components/setup/DevTimeSetup.mdx
index 94f3ca43..9e1ee49a 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/setup/DevTimeSetup.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/setup/DevTimeSetup.mdx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-Each starter project follows its framework's recommended CLI or documented setup.
-See [Default Benchmark Setup](/methodology/#default-benchmark-setup) for the
-shared environment, build tools, and adapters, and [Project
-Setups](/methodology/#project-setups) for the starter configuration details.
+Dev Time benchmarks use each meta-framework’s `starter-*` package.
+
+Each starter follows its framework’s CLI or documented setup, with the selected options and adjustments recorded in the [methodology](/methodology/#project-setups).
+
+See [Default Benchmark Setup](/methodology/#default-benchmark-setup) for the shared benchmark environment.
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/all-frameworks.mdx b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/all-frameworks.mdx
index f259831f..d12119f9 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/all-frameworks.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/all-frameworks.mdx
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ import CoreWebVitalsResults from '../../components/benchmarks/core-web-vitals/Re
-#### Meta-framework Direct Package Counts
+#### Core Package Dependencies
-#### Meta-framework Direct Packages
+#### First-Party Package Dependencies
-#### Starter Projects
+#### Starter Project Dependencies
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/dev-time.mdx b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/dev-time.mdx
index 85ebfe7c..838a7b29 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/dev-time.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/dev-time.mdx
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ import MinimumNodeVersionCompare from '../../components/benchmarks/minimum-node-
-### Meta-framework Direct Package Counts
+### Core Package Dependencies
-### Meta-framework Direct Packages
+### First-Party Package Dependencies
-### Starter Projects
+### Starter Project Dependencies
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx
index c2e809e2..3994f301 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx
+++ b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ If you find an issue with a test or have an idea for new ones, please open an is
## What we measure and how
-We currently split our tests into two sections: Dev Time and Run Time. Dev Time tests use a starter project set up with the Metaframeworks CLI or Docs, following the default or recommended setup. Runtime tests use a small app project set up for the measurements. We currently measure:
+We currently split our tests into two sections: Dev Time and Run Time. Dev Time tests use a starter project set up with the meta-framework’s CLI or documentation, following the default or recommended setup. Runtime tests use a small app project set up for the measurements. We currently measure:
-### DevTime
+### Dev Time
-- Dependancy counts
+- Dependency counts
- Node Modules Size
- Build and Install Times
- Dev Server Startup
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ We currently split our tests into two sections: Dev Time and Run Time. Dev Time
- Browser Baseline
- Minimum Node Version
-### RunTime
+### Run Time
- Lighthouse Client-Side Rendered
- Lighthouse Server-Side Rendered
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ We measure the following frameworks using the versions listed below.
## Additional frameworks
-We also track the frameworks below. Their results appear on the All Tests page, but are excluded from the DevTime and RunTime stats.
+We also track the frameworks below. Their results appear on the All Tests page, but are excluded from the Dev Time and Run Time stats.
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/methodology.md b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/methodology.md
index f008127f..6d57edbe 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/content/docs/methodology.md
+++ b/packages/docs/src/content/docs/methodology.md
@@ -220,10 +220,13 @@ Installed using the CLI with the following setup:
### Dependency Counts
+- The core package view counts the direct production and development dependencies
+ declared by the meta-framework package itself.
+
- The starter project view counts every direct production and development
dependency in the starter's `package.json`, then reports its resolved graph,
duplicates, and install size.
-- The meta-framework direct packages view uses the starter's
+- The first-party package view uses the starter's
`first-party-dependencies.json`. It keeps only the direct packages maintained
by the framework's ecosystem, preserving their production/development section
and version from the starter's `package.json`. Its resolved graph and duplicate
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/lib/metrics.ts b/packages/docs/src/lib/metrics.ts
index 371296b8..93ab00ca 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/lib/metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/docs/src/lib/metrics.ts
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ export const metricCatalogue = {
},
'frameworkDependencies.prodDependencies': {
id: 'frameworkDependencies.prodDependencies',
- title: 'Metaframework \u00b7 Production Dependencies',
+ title: 'Core Package \u00b7 Production Dependencies',
valueFormat: 'count',
yAxisLabel: 'Dependencies',
},
'frameworkDependencies.devDependencies': {
id: 'frameworkDependencies.devDependencies',
- title: 'Metaframework \u00b7 Development Dependencies',
+ title: 'Core Package \u00b7 Development Dependencies',
valueFormat: 'count',
yAxisLabel: 'Dependencies',
},
'frameworkDependencies.allDependencies': {
id: 'frameworkDependencies.allDependencies',
- title: 'Metaframework \u00b7 All Dependencies',
+ title: 'Core Package \u00b7 All Dependencies',
valueFormat: 'count',
yAxisLabel: 'Dependencies',
},