title: Designing entire webpages as SVG files
body: <h2>Disclaimer</h2>
  
  <p>I realize that given the absurdity of the title, this sounds like a troll. However, it's a genuine question. My background involves OpenGL / x86 assembly. I've recently started learning web programming. I really like SVG + CSS, and was wondering -- why do people not design entire webpages in SVG?</p>
  
  <h2>Context</h2>
  
  <ul>
  <li>SVG provides beautiful primitive: quadratic + cubic bezier curves; lines + filling -- all as vector graphics</li>
  <li>SVG provides text</li>
  <li>SVG provides affine transformations</li>
  </ul>
  
  <h2>Questions</h2>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Are there examples of people designing entire websites as a giant SVG file?</li>
  <li>If not, what the limitations?</li>
  <li>Are there performance hits when using SVG primitives as opposed to divs/tables?</li>
  </ul>