How many programming languages should a beginner developer start learning for the first time?

Question

Most new learners will mix up the different language syntax if they start learning more than one language at once.

Answer 1

Take as an analogy a person which from very little has spoken 3 languages. Yes, it will be more difficult than just learning one, but he will see very good the relationships underlying those languages. I think that a combibation of python+C++ is great cause you will see the difference between languages of different level of abstractions.