This is where I've seen value. Building comraderie/comfort within the team, where otherwise devs might not talk to each other. Provides a sandbox for brainstorm

This is where I've seen value. Building comraderie/comfort within the team, where otherwise devs might not talk to each other. Provides a sandbox for brainstorming/reviewing strategies ("Oh did you try this framework/class" or "oh I wrote the same code in X service 4 months ago, go take a look) and making sure everyone is on the same page about what is going in the next cloud release. I will say that only 2/3 times a week is the best bang for your buck, and often switching to "Slack-up" instead of "stand-up", when people are busy with other things or can't be bothered.