Async support is actually planned for django in upcoming releases. Here's some info
about that https://www.aeracode.org/2018/06/04/django-async-roadmap/
From what I understand ASGI was developed by Andrew Godwin for Django Channels.
From what I understand ASGI was developed by Andrew Godwin for Django Channels.
But just thinking about my own experiences, being able to look at what other people have done so far with it would help immensely when building the nuts and the bolts of the feature. This project will help immensely with that.