I really don't know the best way to get a 4 pane setup (like a cross +) without having a :terminal in slot 1-4.

I like this workflow sometimes.

I'm working on a bash script and yeah I :!bash % a lot, but sometimes I want a REPL too, with visible history

For those wanting to build this, here's how I do it on Ubuntu: https://github.com/shmup/vimmies/wiki/Installing-vim8