As, no doubt, many will be posting today, Linnaeus (the "father of modern taxonomy") was born 300 years ago. It's a pity a tiny minority of taxonomists still dont get the genius of what he achieved under the guise of "complet[ing] the Darwinian revolution".
I think you are being unfair to the Phylocode. When De Candolle formalised the present Linnaean scheme in 1867, he mentioned explicitly that one day it would need to be abandoned as a patchwork system. I don't agree with the Phylocode myself, but it is not because they lack appreciation for Linnaeus.
Yeah, I guess I spent too much time with Quentin Wheeler last week :)