Software development was fine without daily roll call. I honestly find it funny that grown adults have to tell their bosses what they did yesterday and what they will do today.
The questions give a frame to the meeting but usually the important part is what is finished, who waits on what and who stuck on something. I know a few senior dev whom if I would lead daily standups would be unnecessary but that is called a dream team. Reality is littered with juniors, subpar programmers and devs only interested in tech not in business.
It’s sometimes important to have a little oversight to make sure people are working on the right things. Junior engineer spending 3 days on the same tiny bug? Maybe they need some help. Senior engineer clearly over-optimizing a system? Time for a new meaty project.