I prefer ditching standups in favor of constant communication, people should know who they need to talk to and avoid waiting for specific checkpoints.

A not-too-long team meeting once or twice a week to talk about big themes is pretty reasonable, but usually I can't even remember what is said in a standup, because much of it isn't things I need to remember.

If it's forced short, there's usually not enough data, if it's it's too long, everything gets tuned out. It's really another kind of status meeting, and I think meetings should instead produce actionable items.