The tutorial explores the effectiveness of using Ruby for web scraping due to its interpreted, open-source nature, and the availability of a variety of third-party libraries known as "gems." Ruby's elegant syntax and focus on productivity make it a favored choice for web scraping tasks. The tutorial highlights three popular Ruby libraries for web scraping: Nokogiri for HTML and XML parsing, Mechanize for headless browser functionality, and Selenium for automating browser interactions. It provides step-by-step instructions on setting up Ruby on different operating systems, building a web scraper using Nokogiri and HTTParty, and exporting scraped data to CSV and JSON formats. The guide underscores the simplicity of creating data scraping scripts with Ruby, while also acknowledging the challenges posed by anti-scraping technologies implemented by websites. The tutorial concludes by suggesting that Ruby's capabilities can be enhanced with advanced web scraper APIs for more robust data extraction.